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Turn on permissions so Claude can work
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 updating your site flow smoothly.
Why this step exists
By default, Claude Code asks “Can I edit this file?” or “Can I run this command?” before each action — a safety checkpoint. For real work that gets tedious fast, so you’ll let it work more freely. It’s safe because of two things: you’ll only ever open your one website folder, and Git saves snapshots so any change can be undone.
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: start Claude with the bypass flag so it won’t stop for approvals:
Terminal — start Claude in hands-off mode
claude --dangerously-skip-permissions
“Hands-off” mode means Claude acts without asking — which is fine inside your website folder, where the worst case is “undo a change and try again.” 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, and permissions set so Claude can work. The setup — the fiddliest part of the whole journey — is done. Next, we open your website.