The intelligent auto-approval system for Claude Code

Stop manually approving every safe development operation! Claude Code Boost intelligently auto-approves common development tasks while keeping you protected from dangerous commands.

Claude Code Boost acts as your intelligent assistant by leveraging Claude Code's PreToolUse hook, automatically approving safe operations like:

• 📖 Reading files and exploring your codebase
• 🔨 Building and testing your applications
• 🌐 Making localhost requests for development
• 📦 Installing packages and managing dependencies
• 🐳 Running Docker commands and managing containers

While always blocking truly dangerous operations like rm -rf / or system wipes.

Prerequisites: Node.js 20+ and Claude Code installed

# Step 1: Install Claude Code Boost globally
npm install -g claude-code-boost

# Step 2: Run the install command to set up the hook
ccb install

The ccb install command will interactively guide you through:

1. Choose installation location: User settings (recommended), project settings, or project-local settings
2. Choose authentication method: Claude CLI (recommended) or direct API key access
3. Install the hook: Automatically configures Claude Code settings
4. Verify setup: Ensures everything is working properly

Claude Code Boost uses a two-tier approval system:

┌─────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
│   Claude Code   │ ──▶│  CCB Hook       │ ──▶│   Your Command  │
│   Tool Request  │    │  Pre-approval   │    │   Executes      │
└─────────────────┘    └──────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
                               │
                               ▼
                       ┌───────────────────────┐
                       │  🚀 Fast Approval     │
                       │  (Read, LS, Glob...)  │
                       │                       │
                       │  🤖 AI Analysis       │  
                       │  (Bash, complex ops)  │
                       └───────────────────────┘

Fast Track: Instantly approves obviously safe operations (reading files, listing directories)

AI Analysis: For complex operations, uses Claude's intelligence to make context-aware decisions

Smart Caching: Caches approval decisions to avoid redundant AI calls for identical operations

Authentication: Works with either Claude CLI or direct Anthropic API access

# Interactive installation with prompts
ccb install --user

# Non-interactive with API key  
ccb install --user --api-key sk-your-api-key-here

# Use project-level settings
ccb install --project-local

CCB uses a configuration file located at ~/.ccb/config.json (or $CCB_CONFIG_DIR/config.json):

{
  "log": true,        // Enable/disable approval logging
  "cache": true,      // Enable/disable approval caching (default: true)  
  "apiKey": "sk-..."  // Anthropic API key (optional)
}

Configuration Options:

• log (boolean, default: true): Controls whether approval decisions are logged to ~/.ccb/approval.jsonl
• cache (boolean, default: true): Controls intelligent caching of approval decisions to avoid redundant AI calls
• apiKey (string, optional): Anthropic API key for direct API access (overrides ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable)

Caching Behavior:

• ✅ Enabled by default for optimal performance
• 🏠 Working directory scoped for safety across different projects
• 🎯 Caches only definitive decisions (approve/block, not "unsure")
• 🚀 Instant responses for repeated operations
• 🧹 Easy management with ccb debug clear-approval-cache

# Disable caching if needed
echo '{"log": true, "cache": false}' > ~/.ccb/config.json

# Clear approval cache
ccb debug clear-approval-cache

• File operations: Reading, writing, editing files
• Development tools: npm test, npm build, git commit
• Localhost requests: curl http://localhost:3000
• Docker operations: docker build, docker run
• Package management: npm install, yarn add

• System destruction: rm -rf /, rm -rf /usr
• Disk operations: mkfs, destructive fdisk
• Malicious activity: DoS attacks, credential theft

Test that CCB is working:

# This should show auto-approval in action
echo '{"session_id":"test","transcript_path":"/tmp/test","tool_name":"Read","tool_input":{"file_path":"/etc/hosts"}}' | ccb auto-approve-tools
# Expected: {"decision":"approve","reason":"Read is a safe read-only operation"}

# Test caching behavior
echo '{"session_id":"test","transcript_path":"/tmp/test","tool_name":"Bash","tool_input":{"command":"rm -rf /"}}' | ccb auto-approve-tools --use-claude-cli
# First call: {"decision":"block","reason":"..."}
# Second call: {"decision":"block","reason":"... (cached)"}

Debug Commands:

# Clear approval cache
ccb debug clear-approval-cache

# View current config
cat ~/.ccb/config.json

# View approval logs  
tail -f ~/.ccb/approval.jsonl

# View cached decisions
cat ~/.ccb/approval_cache.json

Claude Code Boost's auto-approval tool is just the beginning. We're building a comprehensive hook ecosystem for Claude Code:

Coming Soon:

• 📊 Analytics hooks - Track your Claude Code usage and productivity
• 🔍 Code quality hooks - Automatically run linters and formatters
• 🧪 Testing hooks - Auto-run tests when code changes
• 📝 Documentation hooks - Auto-generate docs for new functions
• 🔄 CI/CD hooks - Integrate with your deployment pipeline

Vision: Transform Claude Code into a fully integrated development environment with intelligent automation at every step.

• 🐛 Issues: Report bugs or request features
• 💬 Discussions: Join the community
• 📚 Documentation: Detailed docs in CLAUDE.md
• 🔧 Development: See CLAUDE.md for development setup

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Ready to boost your Claude Code productivity?

npm install -g claude-code-boost && ccb install

Made with ❤️ for the Claude Code community