Claude Guard

Visualize and manage Claude Code deny rules directly in the VS Code explorer.

Features

• Orange highlights on files and folders that match deny rules in .claude/settings.json
• Letter badges showing which permissions are denied (E = Edit, R = Read, W = Write, B = Bash)
• Tooltips with the full list of denied actions
• Right-click context menu to quickly add or remove deny rules

Commands (via right-click > Claude Guard)

How it works

Claude Guard reads the permissions.deny array from .claude/settings.json in your workspace root. Each entry follows the format Action(glob-pattern), e.g.:

{
  "permissions": {
    "deny": [
      "Edit(src/secrets/**)",
      "Bash(deploy.sh)"
    ]
  }
}

The extension watches for changes to this file and updates decorations automatically.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.74.0+
• A .claude/settings.json file in your workspace (created automatically when you add rules via the context menu)

License

MIT