Reset Permissions

Reset Permissions

Clear accumulated permissions.allow entries from .claude/settings.local.json in the current project.

Modes

• No arguments — full reset, clear all permissions
• --keep-read — remove only write/action permissions, keep read-only

Step 1: Read Current Settings

cat .claude/settings.local.json

If the file doesn't exist or has no permissions.allow entries, report that there are no permissions to reset and stop.

Step 2: Classify Permissions

For --keep-read mode, classify each permission in the allow array:

Read-only (KEEP):

• WebFetch(*), WebSearch
• Read(*), Glob(*), Grep(*)
• Bash with read commands: find, ls, cat, head, tail, tree, diff, grep, rg, wc, file, stat, du, df, which, type, env, printenv, echo
• Bash with git read commands: git status, git log, git diff, git show, git branch, git tag, git remote, git blame, git ls-files, git ls-tree, git describe, git rev-parse, git shortlog, git reflog, git stash list
• Commands ending with --list, --help, --version

Write/action (REMOVE):

• Everything else: Bash(mkdir:*), Bash(chmod:*), Bash(rm:*), Bash(git add:*), Bash(git commit:*), Bash(git push:*), Bash(git:*) (blanket git), Edit(*), Write(*), install/build scripts, etc.

Step 3: Apply Changes

Use the Edit tool to update .claude/settings.local.json:

• Full reset: replace the allow array contents with []
• --keep-read: replace the allow array with only the read-only entries

Preserve all other fields in the file (deny, enabledPlugins, etc.) unchanged.

Step 4: Report Results

Show the user:

1. How many permissions were removed (list them with - prefix)
2. For --keep-read: how many were kept (list them with + prefix)
3. Confirm the file was updated