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Claude Code permissions before you let it run

A checklist for the settings, allow and deny rules, secret handling and isolation to put in place before Claude Code runs commands in your repo with less supervision.

Checklist · 20 min · Members

What's inside
  • How the settings fit together
  • 1. Settings files
  • 2. Permission mode
  • 3. Allow list: what can run without asking
  • 4. Deny list: what must never run
  • 5. Secrets and .env handling
  • 6. Isolation: container or worktree
  • 7. Hooks and MCP servers
  • 8. Reviewing before commit
  • 9. Headless and CI runs
  • When you're done

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