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claude-settings-audit

Analyze a repository to generate recommended Claude Code settings.json permissions. Use when setting up a new project, auditing existing settings, or determining which read-only bash commands to allow. Detects tech stack, build tools, and monorepo structure.

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Claude Settings Audit

Analyze this repository and generate recommended Claude Code settings.json permissions for read-only commands.

Phase 1: Detect Tech Stack

Run these commands to detect the repository structure:

ls -la
find . -maxdepth 2 \( -name "*.toml" -o -name "*.json" -o -name "*.lock" -o -name "*.yaml" -o -name "*.yml" -o -name "Makefile" -o -name "Dockerfile" -o -name "*.tf" \) 2>/dev/null | head -50

Check for these indicator files:

Category Files to Check
Python pyproject.toml, setup.py, requirements.txt, Pipfile, poetry.lock, uv.lock
Node.js package.json, package-lock.json, yarn.lock, pnpm-lock.yaml
Go go.mod, go.sum
Rust Cargo.toml, Cargo.lock
Ruby Gemfile, Gemfile.lock
Java pom.xml, build.gradle, build.gradle.kts
Build Makefile, Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml
Infra *.tf files, kubernetes/, helm/
Monorepo lerna.json, nx.json, turbo.json, pnpm-workspace.yaml

Phase 2: Detect Services

Check for service integrations:

Service Detection
Sentry sentry-sdk in deps, @sentry/* packages, .sentryclirc, sentry.properties
Linear Linear config files, .linear/ directory

Read dependency files to identify frameworks:

  • package.json → check dependencies and devDependencies
  • pyproject.toml → check [project.dependencies] or [tool.poetry.dependencies]
  • Gemfile → check gem names
  • Cargo.toml → check [dependencies]

Phase 3: Check Existing Settings

cat .claude/settings.json 2>/dev/null || echo "No existing settings"

Phase 4: Generate Recommendations

Build the allow list by combining:

Baseline Commands (Always Include)

[
  "Bash(ls:*)",
  "Bash(pwd:*)",
  "Bash(find:*)",
  "Bash(file:*)",
  "Bash(stat:*)",
  "Bash(wc:*)",
  "Bash(head:*)",
  "Bash(tail:*)",
  "Bash(cat:*)",
  "Bash(tree:*)",
  "Bash(git status:*)",
  "Bash(git log:*)",
  "Bash(git diff:*)",
  "Bash(git show:*)",
  "Bash(git branch:*)",
  "Bash(git remote:*)",
  "Bash(git tag:*)",
  "Bash(git stash list:*)",
  "Bash(git rev-parse:*)",
  "Bash(gh pr view:*)",
  "Bash(gh pr list:*)",
  "Bash(gh pr checks:*)",
  "Bash(gh pr diff:*)",
  "Bash(gh issue view:*)",
  "Bash(gh issue list:*)",
  "Bash(gh run view:*)",
  "Bash(gh run list:*)",
  "Bash(gh run logs:*)",
  "Bash(gh repo view:*)",
  "Bash(gh api:*)"
]

Stack-Specific Commands

Only include commands for tools actually detected in the project.

Python (if any Python files or config detected)

If Detected Add These Commands
Any Python python --version, python3 --version
poetry.lock poetry show, poetry env info
uv.lock uv pip list, uv tree
Pipfile.lock pipenv graph
requirements.txt (no other lock) pip list, pip show, pip freeze

Node.js (if package.json detected)

If Detected Add These Commands
Any Node.js node --version
pnpm-lock.yaml pnpm list, pnpm why
yarn.lock yarn list, yarn info, yarn why
package-lock.json npm list, npm view, npm outdated
TypeScript (tsconfig.json) tsc --version

Other Languages

If Detected Add These Commands
go.mod go version, go list, go mod graph, go env
Cargo.toml rustc --version, cargo --version, cargo tree, cargo metadata
Gemfile ruby --version, bundle list, bundle show
pom.xml java --version, mvn --version, mvn dependency:tree
build.gradle java --version, gradle --version, gradle dependencies

Build Tools

If Detected Add These Commands
Dockerfile docker --version, docker ps, docker images
docker-compose.yml docker-compose ps, docker-compose config
*.tf files terraform --version, terraform providers, terraform state list
Makefile make --version, make -n

Skills (for Sentry Projects)

If this is a Sentry project (or sentry-skills plugin is installed), include:

[
  "Skill(sentry-skills:agents-md)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:blog-writing-guide)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:brand-guidelines)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:claude-settings-audit)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:code-review)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:code-simplifier)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:commit)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:create-branch)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:django-access-review)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:django-perf-review)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:doc-coauthoring)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:document-api-endpoint)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:find-bugs)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:gh-review-requests)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:gha-security-review)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:iterate-pr)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:pr-link-issue)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:pr-writer)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:presentation-creator)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:prompt-optimizer)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:replay-ux-research)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:security-review)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:skill-scanner)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:skill-writer)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:sred-project-organizer)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:sred-work-summary)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:triage-frontend-issues)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:typing-exclusion-worker)"
]

WebFetch Domains

Always Include (Sentry Projects)

[
  "WebFetch(domain:docs.sentry.io)",
  "WebFetch(domain:develop.sentry.dev)",
  "WebFetch(domain:docs.github.com)",
  "WebFetch(domain:cli.github.com)"
]

Framework-Specific

If Detected Add Domains
Django docs.djangoproject.com
Flask flask.palletsprojects.com
FastAPI fastapi.tiangolo.com
React react.dev
Next.js nextjs.org
Vue vuejs.org
Express expressjs.com
Rails guides.rubyonrails.org, api.rubyonrails.org
Go pkg.go.dev
Rust docs.rs, doc.rust-lang.org
Docker docs.docker.com
Kubernetes kubernetes.io
Terraform registry.terraform.io

MCP Server Suggestions

MCP servers are configured in .mcp.json (not settings.json). Check for existing config:

cat .mcp.json 2>/dev/null || echo "No existing .mcp.json"

Sentry MCP (if Sentry SDK detected)

Add to .mcp.json (replace {org-slug} and {project-slug} with your Sentry organization and project slugs):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sentry": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.sentry.dev/mcp/{org-slug}/{project-slug}"
    }
  }
}

Linear MCP (if Linear usage detected)

Add to .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@linear/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_KEY": "${LINEAR_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: Never suggest GitHub MCP. Always use gh CLI commands for GitHub.

Output Format

Present your findings as:

  1. Summary Table - What was detected
  2. Recommended settings.json - Complete JSON ready to copy
  3. MCP Suggestions - If applicable
  4. Merge Instructions - If existing settings found

Example output structure:

## Detected Tech Stack

| Category        | Found          |
| --------------- | -------------- |
| Languages       | Python 3.x     |
| Package Manager | poetry         |
| Frameworks      | Django, Celery |
| Services        | Sentry         |
| Build Tools     | Docker, Make   |

## Recommended .claude/settings.json

\`\`\`json
{
"permissions": {
"allow": [
// ... grouped by category with comments
],
"deny": []
}
}
\`\`\`

## Recommended .mcp.json (if applicable)

If you use Sentry or Linear, add the MCP config to `.mcp.json`...

Important Rules

What to Include

  • Only READ-ONLY commands that cannot modify state
  • Only tools that are actually used by the project (detected via lock files)
  • Standard system commands (ls, cat, find, etc.)
  • The :* suffix allows any arguments to the base command

What to NEVER Include

  • Absolute paths - Never include user-specific paths like /home/user/scripts/foo or /Users/name/bin/bar
  • Custom scripts - Never include project scripts that may have side effects (e.g., ./scripts/deploy.sh)
  • Alternative package managers - If the project uses pnpm, do NOT include npm/yarn commands
  • Commands that modify state - No install, build, run, write, or delete commands

Package Manager Rules

Only include the package manager actually used by the project:

If Detected Include Do NOT Include
pnpm-lock.yaml pnpm commands npm, yarn
yarn.lock yarn commands npm, pnpm
package-lock.json npm commands yarn, pnpm
poetry.lock poetry commands pip (unless also has requirements.txt)
uv.lock uv commands pip, poetry
Pipfile.lock pipenv commands pip, poetry

If multiple lock files exist, include only the commands for each detected manager.

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Overall Score

78/100

Grade

B

Good

Safety

82

Quality

76

Clarity

82

Completeness

68

Summary

This skill automates the generation of Claude Code `settings.json` permission rules by analyzing a repository's tech stack, dependencies, and build tools. It instructs an agent to perform read-only detection (running ls, find, cat on indicator files) and then synthesize a curated allow-list of safe bash commands and web domains specific to the detected tooling. The skill is designed for project setup and auditing scenarios.

Detected Capabilities

file read (indicator files, lock files, config files)shell execution (ls, find, cat, git, gh commands)dependency detection (package.json, pyproject.toml, Gemfile, etc.)json generation (settings.json, .mcp.json output)framework and build tool detection

Trigger Keywords

Phrases that MCP clients use to match this skill to user intent.

setup claude code settingsaudit settings.jsondetect tech stackconfigure claude permissionsgenerate mcp config

Risk Signals

INFO

MCP server URL construction with placeholders ({org-slug}, {project-slug}) — user must manually substitute values

## MCP Server Suggestions, Sentry MCP section
INFO

WebFetch domains always include docs.sentry.io and develop.sentry.dev — appropriate for Sentry projects but may be unnecessary for others

### WebFetch Domains, Always Include section
INFO

Skill references a hardcoded list of sentry-skills plugins — maintainability concern if skill list changes

### Skills (for Sentry Projects) section
WARNING

No validation logic for conflicting lock files (e.g., both package-lock.json and pnpm-lock.yaml present)

### Package Manager Rules section

Referenced Domains

External domains referenced in skill content, detected by static analysis.

mcp.sentry.devwww.apache.org

Use Cases

  • Setup Claude Code settings for a new repository
  • Audit existing settings.json configuration
  • Determine safe read-only commands for a specific tech stack
  • Migrate settings between projects with different tooling
  • Document permitted MCP servers for Sentry or Linear integration

Quality Notes

  • Strong use of detection tables and explicit package manager rules — agent has clear guidance on tool-specific commands
  • Baseline commands are well-scoped to safe, read-only git and gh operations — minimizes blast radius
  • Comprehensive framework and build tool coverage (Python, Node.js, Go, Rust, Ruby, Java, Docker, Terraform, etc.)
  • Important Rules section clearly documents what to include/exclude (no absolute paths, no write commands) — prevents agent from generating unsafe permissions
  • Output format examples are helpful and show proper JSON structure for the target files
  • Limitation: no guidance on how agent should handle edge cases such as missing lock files, conflicting package manager configs, or custom monorepo layouts not listed in detection table
  • No explicit error handling for commands that fail (e.g., 'cat' on a non-existent file) — relies on agent's understanding of || fallback syntax
  • MCP server suggestion assumes user will manually substitute org-slug/project-slug — no programmatic injection mechanism described
  • Hardcoded sentry-skills list makes skill maintenance difficult if the Sentry skill registry changes
Model: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Analyzed: Jul 11, 2026

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