name: init-perms

description: "Initialize generous Claude Code permissions in current project. Creates .claude/settings.local.json with common dev tool permissions."

/init-perms

Initialize project-local Claude Code permissions for a comfortable development experience.

What This Does

Creates .claude/settings.local.json in the current project with pre-approved permissions for common development tools:

Git: Full git access (git:*)
File ops: ls, mkdir, cat, wc, tree
Data processing: jq, yq
Package managers: npm, node, python, uv, pip
Task runners: just
Network: curl
Windows: powershell

Execution Flow

/init-perms
    │
    ├─→ Check if .claude/settings.local.json exists
    │     ├─ If exists: Ask to overwrite or merge
    │     └─ If not: Proceed
    │
    ├─→ Create .claude directory if needed
    │
    └─→ Write settings.local.json with standard permissions

Instructions

Step 1: Check for existing settings

ls -la .claude/settings.local.json 2>/dev/null

If file exists, show contents and ask user:

Overwrite: Replace entirely with template
Skip: Keep existing, do nothing
Merge: Add missing permissions (advanced)

Step 2: Create .claude directory

mkdir -p .claude

Step 3: Write permissions file

Write this content to .claude/settings.local.json:

{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "Bash(git:*)",
      "Bash(ls:*)",
      "Bash(mkdir:*)",
      "Bash(cat:*)",
      "Bash(wc:*)",
      "Bash(jq:*)",
      "Bash(yq:*)",
      "Bash(npm:*)",
      "Bash(node:*)",
      "Bash(python:*)",
      "Bash(uv:*)",
      "Bash(pip:*)",
      "Bash(just:*)",
      "Bash(tree:*)",
      "Bash(curl:*)",
      "Bash(powershell -Command:*)",
      "Bash(powershell.exe:*)"
    ],
    "deny": [],
    "ask": []
  },
  "hooks": {}
}

Step 4: Confirm

Report to user:

Created .claude/settings.local.json with development permissions.

Allowed tools:
  - git, ls, mkdir, cat, wc, tree
  - jq, yq (data processing)
  - npm, node, python, uv, pip
  - just, curl, powershell

To customize: edit .claude/settings.local.json
To add to git: git add .claude/settings.local.json

Options

Flag	Effect
`--force`	Overwrite existing without asking
`--minimal`	Only git, ls, cat, mkdir
`--full`	Add additional tools (docker, kubectl, etc.)

Minimal Template (--minimal)

{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "Bash(git:*)",
      "Bash(ls:*)",
      "Bash(mkdir:*)",
      "Bash(cat:*)"
    ],
    "deny": [],
    "ask": []
  },
  "hooks": {}
}

Full Template (--full)

{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "Bash(git:*)",
      "Bash(ls:*)",
      "Bash(mkdir:*)",
      "Bash(cat:*)",
      "Bash(wc:*)",
      "Bash(jq:*)",
      "Bash(yq:*)",
      "Bash(npm:*)",
      "Bash(node:*)",
      "Bash(python:*)",
      "Bash(uv:*)",
      "Bash(pip:*)",
      "Bash(just:*)",
      "Bash(tree:*)",
      "Bash(curl:*)",
      "Bash(wget:*)",
      "Bash(docker:*)",
      "Bash(docker-compose:*)",
      "Bash(kubectl:*)",
      "Bash(terraform:*)",
      "Bash(aws:*)",
      "Bash(gcloud:*)",
      "Bash(az:*)",
      "Bash(powershell -Command:*)",
      "Bash(powershell.exe:*)"
    ],
    "deny": [],
    "ask": []
  },
  "hooks": {}
}

Notes

Permissions are project-local (don't affect other projects)
Global permissions in ~/.claude/settings.json still apply
Project permissions can only ADD to global, not remove
Restart Claude Code session for changes to take effect

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