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Claude Settings Audit

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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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This skill performs a systematic audit of a project's directory structure, dependency files, and configuration to generate a tailored settings.json file for Claude Code. It identifies the tech stack, build tools, and service integrations to recommend a minimal, secure set of read-only permissions. By detecting specific package managers and frameworks, it ensures that only relevant, non-destructive commands are enabled, adhering to the principle of least privilege.

What it does

  • Scans the repository for configuration files to detect languages, frameworks, and build tools.
  • Identifies active package managers to suggest only relevant read-only commands.
  • Generates a structured settings.json file with categorized permissions.
  • Provides recommendations for .mcp.json configurations for services like Sentry or Linear.
  • Ensures security by excluding state-modifying commands and absolute paths.
  • Provides clear instructions for merging recommendations with existing configurations.

When to use it

  • When initializing Claude Code in a new project repository.
  • When auditing or updating existing Claude Code permission settings.
  • When you need to determine which read-only bash commands are safe to allow for an AI agent.
  • When setting up MCP servers for integrated services like Sentry or Linear.

Advantages

  • Promotes security by enforcing a strict read-only policy for AI agents.
  • Reduces configuration clutter by only suggesting tools relevant to the detected stack.
  • Standardizes agent permissions across different projects.
  • Simplifies the setup of complex MCP server integrations.

Usage examples

“Run the claude-settings-audit to generate my settings.json.”
The agent scans the project, identifies the stack (e.g., Python/Poetry), and outputs a formatted JSON block with appropriate read-only bash and skill permissions.
“Audit my current settings and suggest updates based on my new Docker setup.”
The agent detects the Dockerfile, compares it against existing settings, and provides the necessary additions for Docker-related read-only commands.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/getsentry/claude-settings-audit/download
  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip claude-settings-audit.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by Sentry

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:

CategoryFiles to Check
Pythonpyproject.toml, setup.py, requirements.txt, Pipfile, poetry.lock, uv.lock
Node.jspackage.json, package-lock.json, yarn.lock, pnpm-lock.yaml
Gogo.mod, go.sum
RustCargo.toml, Cargo.lock
RubyGemfile, Gemfile.lock
Javapom.xml, build.gradle, build.gradle.kts
BuildMakefile, Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml
Infra*.tf files, kubernetes/, helm/
Monorepolerna.json, nx.json, turbo.json, pnpm-workspace.yaml

Phase 2: Detect Services

Check for service integrations:

ServiceDetection
Sentrysentry-sdk in deps, @sentry/* packages, .sentryclirc, sentry.properties
LinearLinear 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 DetectedAdd These Commands
Any Pythonpython --version, python3 --version
poetry.lockpoetry show, poetry env info
uv.lockuv pip list, uv tree
Pipfile.lockpipenv graph
requirements.txt (no other lock)pip list, pip show, pip freeze
Node.js (if package.json detected)
If DetectedAdd These Commands
Any Node.jsnode --version
pnpm-lock.yamlpnpm list, pnpm why
yarn.lockyarn list, yarn info, yarn why
package-lock.jsonnpm list, npm view, npm outdated
TypeScript (tsconfig.json)tsc --version
Other Languages
If DetectedAdd These Commands
go.modgo version, go list, go mod graph, go env
Cargo.tomlrustc --version, cargo --version, cargo tree, cargo metadata
Gemfileruby --version, bundle list, bundle show
pom.xmljava --version, mvn --version, mvn dependency:tree
build.gradlejava --version, gradle --version, gradle dependencies
Build Tools
If DetectedAdd These Commands
Dockerfiledocker --version, docker ps, docker images
docker-compose.ymldocker-compose ps, docker-compose config
*.tf filesterraform --version, terraform providers, terraform state list
Makefilemake --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:browse-local-sentry)",
  "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-screenshots)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:pr-writer)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:presentation-creator)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:prompt-optimizer)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:secret-serialization)",
  "Skill(sentry-skills:security-model)",
  "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 DetectedAdd Domains
Djangodocs.djangoproject.com
Flaskflask.palletsprojects.com
FastAPIfastapi.tiangolo.com
Reactreact.dev
Next.jsnextjs.org
Vuevuejs.org
Expressexpressjs.com
Railsguides.rubyonrails.org, api.rubyonrails.org
Gopkg.go.dev
Rustdocs.rs, doc.rust-lang.org
Dockerdocs.docker.com
Kuberneteskubernetes.io
Terraformregistry.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 DetectedIncludeDo NOT Include
pnpm-lock.yamlpnpm commandsnpm, yarn
yarn.lockyarn commandsnpm, pnpm
package-lock.jsonnpm commandsyarn, pnpm
poetry.lockpoetry commandspip (unless also has requirements.txt)
uv.lockuv commandspip, poetry
Pipfile.lockpipenv commandspip, poetry

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

Files

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Requirements and compatibility

Written for: Claude Code

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

“Works with” means the tool reads the open Agent Skills format; a skill written for one tool may use features others lack.

Needs: Names Claude Code tools, Needs an MCP server, Needs an API key, Needs Python, Needs Node.js

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