init-claude-setup

To initialize Claude configuration, the setup automatically updates .gitignore and creates .claude/settings.local.json. This standardizes your project environment by safely adding required ignore rules and per-project permission files without duplicating agent files.

If a full local Claude installation is already detected in your repository, the setup script skips unnecessary changes and takes no action. This ensures idempotent updates and prevents destructive changes to your existing environment configuration.

Adding .claude entries to .gitignore hides sensitive and Claude-specific folders from version control. The setup script applies these ignore rules under a dedicated section, ensuring local settings and environment configurations are not exposed in shared repositories.

Yes, you can use this automated project setup to safely generate .claude/settings.local.json. It creates the file when missing to define per-project permissions safely, ensuring no destructive changes occur to existing configuration files.

The script's limitations include skipping initialization entirely when a full local Claude install is detected, and only creating .claude/settings.local.json when the file is missing. It enforces idempotent updates, meaning it will not overwrite existing configurations.