JSON

A text format for data and settings, with curly braces and “name”: value pairs. Claude’s settings files are in JSON.

How it appears in the course

Claude Code’s settings files are in JSON format. JSON is a standard way of writing information as “name: value” pairs, so that a program can read it without mistakes.
What is a settings file? · Module 03, Permissions: what Claude may do
Settings live in JSON files: braces for groups, quotation marks for text, square brackets for lists.
Key takeaways · Module 03, Permissions: what Claude may do
The format is JSON: a kind of organized list, with curly braces { }, square brackets [ ] and “name”: “value” pairs.
Where do you write a hook? · Module 07, Hooks: automatic actions

Where you learn it

In module 03 · Permissions: what Claude may do, in the Claude Code for Beginners course.

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