Permissions

The rules that say what Claude may do on its own, what it must ask you about and what it’s not allowed to do. Like the keys you give a handyman.

You’ll also find it as: permission

How it appears in the course

Claude Code reads its permissions (what Claude is allowed to do) from settings files.
Introduction · Module 03, Permissions: what Claude may do
"permissions" — the group with all the rules about what Claude may do.
What does a real settings file look like? · Module 03, Permissions: what Claude may do
A permission mode is like a level of trust. You choose how freely you let Claude work.
How often does Claude ask you? (the permission modes) · Module 03, Permissions: what Claude may do

Where you learn it

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

Related terms

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