~/.claude/
├── settings.json ← home-settings.json (renamed) — global, NEVER commit
│
mon-projet/
└── .claude/
├── settings.json ← settings.json — project rules, commit to git
└── settings.local.json← settings.local.json — personal, gitignored
Add to your project .gitignore:
.claude/settings.local.json
managed-settings.json system-wide, cannot be overridden
└── CLI flags --allowedTools, --disallowedTools (session only)
└── settings.local.json personal local
└── settings.json project (team)
└── ~/.claude/settings.json global user
DENY always wins over ALLOW, regardless of level.
| Rule type | File |
|---|---|
| Deny secrets, SSH, rm -rf, sudo | ~/.claude/settings.json |
| Deny git push --force, curl|bash | ~/.claude/settings.json |
| Ask git push, docker run, deploy | ~/.claude/settings.json |
| Ask package managers (brew, apt) | ~/.claude/settings.json |
| Allow git read-only, ls, cat, grep | ~/.claude/settings.json |
| Allow npm/cargo/make/pytest... | .claude/settings.json (project) |
| Ask psql, mysql, redis-cli | .claude/settings.json (project) |
| Allow specific WebFetch domains | .claude/settings.local.json |
| Personal additionalDirectories | .claude/settings.local.json |
| Value | Behavior | When to use |
|---|---|---|
default |
Prompts on first use of each tool | Normal development |
acceptEdits |
Auto-accepts file edits, prompts for Bash | Trusting sessions |
plan |
Read-only — Claude plans, cannot execute | Code review, audit |
bypassPermissions |
Skips all prompts — dangerous | CI/CD only, sandboxed env |
Disable bypass permanently (set in ~/.claude/settings.json):
{ "permissions": { "disableBypassPermissionsMode": "disable" } }
"Bash(git status)" // exact match
"Bash(npm run test:*)" // wildcard suffix
"Bash(git push*)" // prefix match
"Bash(curl * | bash)" // pipe pattern — block code injection
"Read(**/.env)" // any .env in any subdirectory
"Read(**/secrets/**)" // anything inside secrets/
"Read(src/**/*.ts)" // all .ts under src/
"Write(**/*.key)" // deny writing any .key file
"WebFetch(domain:docs.rs)" // specific domain only
"WebFetch" // all web fetches (no sub-pattern)
"WebSearch" // no sub-patterns supported
"Agent(explorer)"
"Skill(deploy *)"
"mcp__github__*" // all tools from github MCP server
"mcp__playwright__navigate"
Read(**/.env) only blocks the Read tool.
Bash(cat .env) bypasses it unless you also deny that Bash command.
→ Use .claudeignore for hard file exclusion.
disableBypassPermissionsMode: "disable" prevents switching to
bypass mode mid-session — set it in ~/.claude/settings.json.
Prefer ask over allow for anything touching external systems
(git push, deploy, database commands, package install).
deny rules in ~/.claude/settings.json cannot be overridden
by project-level allow rules — deny always wins globally.
Cannot be overridden by any user or project setting.
| OS | Path |
|---|---|
| Windows | C:\ProgramData\ClaudeCode\managed-settings.json |
| macOS | /Library/Application Support/ClaudeCode/managed-settings.json |
| Linux | /etc/claude-code/managed-settings.json |