Glossary
Permission rules
Also: permissions · allow · deny
Rules that allow, ask about or deny agent actions by tool name and argument pattern, evaluated deny → ask → allow.
Example
allow: Bash(npm run *) permits project scripts; deny: Read(./.env) blocks reading secrets in every mode.
Where it shows up
- First-time setup of an AI agent — Post 2 of 8
- An AI assistant with a fully connected stack — Post 7 of 8