How do I install the Permissions skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add cerico/permissions in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Permissions skill do?

Review undecided tool permissions and promote them to Allow or Supervised. Run when prompted by Slack alert or when you want to triage tool permissions. It is listed under Integrations & APIs on SkillMD.

Is Permissions safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Permissions?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Permissions free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Permissions?

cerico (@cerico) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Permissions by cerico — Agent Skill

Name: Permissions
Author: cerico

File contents

Permissions Review

Review and triage undecided tool call permissions.

When to Use

After receiving a Slack alert about undecided permissions
When you want to review what tools Claude has been prompted for
Periodically to keep the permissions list tidy

Instructions

Read ~/.claude/permissions.md
Check the Undecided section. If empty, say so and exit.
For each undecided entry, present it to the user with context:
- What the tool does
- Whether it's safe to auto-allow
- Whether supervision adds value
Ask the user for each: Allow, Supervised, or Skip (leave undecided for now)
For items marked Allow:
- Move to the Allow section in ~/.claude/permissions.md
- Read ~/macfair/files/claude/settings.json
- Add the appropriate pattern to permissions.allow array
- Write the updated settings.json
- Tell the user to run make claude to deploy
For items marked Supervised:
- Move to the Supervised section in ~/.claude/permissions.md with a note on why
For items marked Skip:
- Leave in Undecided
Write the updated ~/.claude/permissions.md

Important

The source of truth for allow rules is ~/macfair/files/claude/settings.json
The permissions.md file is a working document, not config
Never edit deployed files at ~/.claude/settings.json directly
Batch the AskUserQuestion calls where possible to reduce interruptions

Frequently asked questions

Permissions