diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cb3b648a038..4849679ec62b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@
 
 ### Packaging
 1. Bump the version in `package.json`
-2. Build the VSIX file:
+2. Remove the old VSIX file:
+   ```bash
+   rm bin/roo-cline-*.vsix
+   ```
+3. Build the VSIX file:
    ```bash
    npm run vsix
    ```
-3. The new VSIX file will be created in the `bin/` directory
-4. Commit the new VSIX file to git and remove the old one:
+4. The new VSIX file will be created in the `bin/` directory
+5. Commit the new VSIX file to git:
    ```bash
-   git rm bin/roo-cline-*.vsix
-   git add bin/roo-cline-<new_version>.vsix
+   git add bin/*.vsix
    git commit -m "chore: update VSIX to version <new_version>"
    ```
 
diff --git a/bin/roo-cline-1.0.2.vsix b/bin/roo-cline-1.0.2.vsix
deleted file mode 100644
index 61457441f647..000000000000
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diff --git a/bin/roo-cline-1.0.3.vsix b/bin/roo-cline-1.0.3.vsix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa243b4eb301
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 95821055341b..edec5397a34c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "roo-cline",
   "displayName": "Roo Cline",
   "description": "Autonomous coding agent right in your IDE, capable of creating/editing files, running commands, using the browser, and more with your permission every step of the way.",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "icon": "assets/icons/icon.png",
   "galleryBanner": {
     "color": "#617A91",
diff --git a/src/core/Cline.ts b/src/core/Cline.ts
index 64ad0ec87bd4..ececd924a2c8 100644
--- a/src/core/Cline.ts
+++ b/src/core/Cline.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ type UserContent = Array<
 	Anthropic.TextBlockParam | Anthropic.ImageBlockParam | Anthropic.ToolUseBlockParam | Anthropic.ToolResultBlockParam
 >
 
+// Add near the top of the file, after imports:
+const ALLOWED_AUTO_EXECUTE_COMMANDS = [
+	'npm',
+	'npx',
+	'tsc',
+	'git log',
+	'git diff',
+	'list'
+] as const
+
 export class Cline {
 	readonly taskId: string
 	api: ApiHandler
@@ -124,6 +134,25 @@ export class Cline {
 		}
 	}
 
+	protected isAllowedCommand(command?: string): boolean {
+		if (!command) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		// Check for command chaining characters
+		if (command.includes('&&') ||
+			command.includes(';') ||
+			command.includes('||') ||
+			command.includes('|') ||
+			command.includes('$(') ||
+			command.includes('`')) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		const trimmedCommand = command.trim().toLowerCase();
+		return ALLOWED_AUTO_EXECUTE_COMMANDS.some(prefix => 
+			trimmedCommand.startsWith(prefix.toLowerCase())
+		);
+	}
+
 	// Storing task to disk for history
 
 	private async ensureTaskDirectoryExists(): Promise<string> {
@@ -555,8 +584,8 @@ export class Cline {
 					: [{ type: "text", text: lastMessage.content }]
 				if (previousAssistantMessage && previousAssistantMessage.role === "assistant") {
 					const assistantContent = Array.isArray(previousAssistantMessage.content)
-						? previousAssistantMessage.content
-						: [{ type: "text", text: previousAssistantMessage.content }]
+							? previousAssistantMessage.content
+							: [{ type: "text", text: previousAssistantMessage.content }]
 
 					const toolUseBlocks = assistantContent.filter(
 						(block) => block.type === "tool_use"
@@ -839,7 +868,7 @@ export class Cline {
 					// (have to do this for partial and complete since sending content in thinking tags to markdown renderer will automatically be removed)
 					// Remove end substrings of <thinking or </thinking (below xml parsing is only for opening tags)
 					// (this is done with the xml parsing below now, but keeping here for reference)
-					// content = content.replace(/<\/?t(?:h(?:i(?:n(?:k(?:i(?:n(?:g)?)?)?)?)?)?)?$/, "")
+					// content = content.replace(/<\/?t(?:h(?:i(?:n(?:k(?:i(?:n(?:g)?)?)?)?)?$/, "")
 					// Remove all instances of <thinking> (with optional line break after) and </thinking> (with optional line break before)
 					// - Needs to be separate since we dont want to remove the line break before the first tag
 					// - Needs to happen before the xml parsing below
@@ -1503,7 +1532,7 @@ export class Cline {
 						const command: string | undefined = block.params.command
 						try {
 							if (block.partial) {
-								if (this.alwaysAllowExecute) {
+								if (this.alwaysAllowExecute && this.isAllowedCommand(command)) {
 									await this.say("command", command, undefined, block.partial)
 								} else {
 									await this.ask("command", removeClosingTag("command", command), block.partial).catch(
@@ -1520,7 +1549,9 @@ export class Cline {
 									break
 								}
 								this.consecutiveMistakeCount = 0
-								const didApprove = this.alwaysAllowExecute || (await askApproval("command", command))
+
+								const didApprove = (this.alwaysAllowExecute && this.isAllowedCommand(command)) || 
+									(await askApproval("command", command))
 								if (!didApprove) {
 									break
 								}
diff --git a/src/core/__tests__/Cline.test.ts b/src/core/__tests__/Cline.test.ts
index 58ee2ff811a0..e02be1c822da 100644
--- a/src/core/__tests__/Cline.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/__tests__/Cline.test.ts
@@ -318,5 +318,93 @@ describe('Cline', () => {
             expect(writeDisabledCline.alwaysAllowWrite).toBe(false);
             // The write operation would require approval in actual implementation
         });
-    });    
+    });
+
+    describe('isAllowedCommand', () => {
+        let cline: any
+
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            // Create a more complete mock provider
+            const mockProvider = {
+                context: {
+                    globalStorageUri: { fsPath: '/mock/path' }
+                },
+                postStateToWebview: jest.fn(),
+                postMessageToWebview: jest.fn(),
+                updateTaskHistory: jest.fn()
+            }
+
+            // Mock the required dependencies
+            const mockApiConfig = {
+                getModel: () => ({
+                    id: 'claude-3-sonnet',
+                    info: { supportsComputerUse: true }
+                })
+            }
+
+            // Create test instance with mocked constructor params
+            cline = new Cline(
+                mockProvider as any,
+                mockApiConfig as any,
+                undefined,  // customInstructions
+                false,      // alwaysAllowReadOnly
+                false,      // alwaysAllowWrite
+                false,      // alwaysAllowExecute
+                'test task' // task
+            )
+
+            // Mock internal methods that are called during initialization
+            cline.initiateTaskLoop = jest.fn()
+            cline.say = jest.fn()
+            cline.addToClineMessages = jest.fn()
+            cline.overwriteClineMessages = jest.fn()
+            cline.addToApiConversationHistory = jest.fn()
+            cline.overwriteApiConversationHistory = jest.fn()
+        })
+
+        test('returns true for allowed commands', () => {
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('npm install')).toBe(true)
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('npx create-react-app')).toBe(true)
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('tsc --watch')).toBe(true)
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('git log --oneline')).toBe(true)
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('git diff main')).toBe(true)
+        })
+
+        test('returns true regardless of case or whitespace', () => {
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('NPM install')).toBe(true)
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('  npm install')).toBe(true)
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('GIT DIFF')).toBe(true)
+        })
+
+        test('returns false for non-allowed commands', () => {
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('rm -rf /')).toBe(false)
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('git push')).toBe(false)
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('git commit')).toBe(false)
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('curl http://example.com')).toBe(false)
+        })
+
+        test('returns false for undefined or empty commands', () => {
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand()).toBe(false)
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('')).toBe(false)
+            expect(cline.isAllowedCommand('  ')).toBe(false)
+        })
+
+        test('returns false for commands with chaining operators', () => {
+            const maliciousCommands = [
+                'npm install && rm -rf /',
+                'git status; dangerous-command',
+                'git log || evil-script',
+                'git status | malicious-pipe',
+                'git log $(evil-command)',
+                'git status `rm -rf /`',
+                'npm install && echo "malicious"',
+                'git status; curl http://evil.com',
+                'tsc --watch || wget malware',
+            ];
+
+            maliciousCommands.forEach(cmd => {
+                expect(cline.isAllowedCommand(cmd)).toBe(false);
+            });
+        });
+    })
 });