claude-permissions-audit

Global Claude Code permissions act as the baseline source of truth for all projects, while project-local settings provide specific overrides. Auditing separates these scopes to ensure read and write operations have clear boundaries and prevent local files from bloating.

The best way to align global vs local settings is applying a global-first reorganization. This involves discovering all settings files, auditing them for misplacement, proposing a clean hierarchy, and applying changes so global config handles broad permissions.

Preparing MCP server permissions involves scanning existing global and local files to remove redundant rules before deployment. The audit outputs a reorganization plan that preserves necessary permissions while clearing out misconfigurations that could conflict during new setup.

You should reorganize your Claude Code config files when project-local settings become bloated with rules that belong globally, or when read and write operations lack clear separation. Reorganization establishes a single source of truth and simplifies future deployments.

Yes, a global-first permission reorganization preserves project-specific access by keeping minimal necessary rules in project-local files. The audit proposes changes that move broad permissions globally while retaining local overrides only for specific read or write operations.