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Turn on permissions so Claude can build
Last setup step: let Claude Code actually do things — run commands and edit files — without stopping to ask permission on every tiny step. This is what makes the build flow smoothly.
Why this step exists
By default, Claude Code asks “Can I create this file?” or “Can I run this command?” before each action — a safety checkpoint. While building a whole tool that gets tedious fast, so you’ll let it work more freely. It’s safe here because of two things you’ve already set up: you’re working in one dedicated folder (nothing important to harm), and Git saves snapshots (you can undo anything).
The three modes, at a glance
| Mode | What it does | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Ask every time | Approves each action — the default | Any folder with files you care about |
| Auto accept edits (Desktop) | File edits and common commands run freely | Your my-tools folder — the course default |
| Bypass (terminal flag) | Nothing is checked at all | Only a fresh, dedicated project folder — never Documents or Desktop |
Turn it on
- Desktop app: near the message box there’s a permission-mode selector. Choose “Auto accept edits” — the beginner-friendly mode that lets Claude make file changes and run common commands without asking each time.
- Terminal: the terminal’s equivalent of the Desktop default is the bypass flag — it starts Claude without stopping for approvals. Use it exactly as you’d use “Auto accept edits”: only inside your fresh
my-toolsfolder.
Terminal — start Claude in hands-off mode
claude --dangerously-skip-permissions
“Hands-off” mode means Claude acts without asking — which is perfectly fine inside your freshmy-tools folder, where the worst case is “rebuild a tool.” Don’t use it in a folder full of important personal files.
You have a Claude plan, Claude Code installed and signed in, Node and Git installed, a dedicated my-tools folder open, and permissions set so Claude can work. The setup — the hardest part of the whole journey — is done. Now the fun begins.
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