{ "__comment": "settings.local.json - Machine-specific overrides (gitignored)", "__usage": [ "This file allows you to override team settings.json without Git conflicts", "Place in: .claude/settings.local.json (project) or ~/.claude/settings.local.json (global)", "Precedence: global < project settings.json < settings.local.json", "This file should be listed in .gitignore" ], "__example_use_cases": [ "1. Skip linting on laptop (slower hardware)", "2. Use different MCP endpoints for local development", "3. Personal permission overrides without affecting team", "4. Machine-specific hooks (e.g., notify Slack only on CI server)" ], "hooks": { "__comment": "Override team hooks for this machine only", "PreToolUse": [ { "__example": "Skip expensive pre-commit checks on laptop", "matcher": "Bash|Edit|Write", "hooks": [ { "type": "command", "command": "echo 'Skipping security check (local override)'", "timeout": 100 } ] } ], "PostToolUse": [ { "__example": "Disable auto-formatting on this machine (prefer manual)", "matcher": "Edit|Write", "hooks": [] } ], "UserPromptSubmit": [ { "__example": "Add machine-specific context (hostname, branch info)", "matcher": "", "hooks": [ { "type": "command", "command": ".claude/hooks/local-context.sh" } ] } ] }, "permissions": { "__comment": "Personal permission overrides (more permissive or restrictive)", "allow": [ "Bash(npm *)", "Bash(pnpm *)", "Bash(git *)", "Edit", "Write", "WebSearch" ], "deny": [ "__example": "Block dangerous commands even if team allows them", "Bash(rm -rf *)", "Bash(sudo *)", "Bash(dd *)", "Bash(mkfs.*)" ], "ask": [ "__example": "Ask before expensive operations (slow on laptop)", "Bash(npm run build)", "Bash(docker build)", "Bash(cargo build --release)" ] }, "mcpServers": { "__comment": "Machine-specific MCP server overrides", "__use_case": "Use local MCP server instead of team's remote endpoint", "postgres": { "__example": "Override team's production DB with local dev DB", "command": "npx", "args": ["@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres"], "env": { "DATABASE_URL": "postgresql://localhost:5432/dev_db" } }, "serena": { "__example": "Use local Serena build for development", "command": "node", "args": ["/Users/yourname/dev/serena-mcp/dist/index.js"], "env": { "DEBUG": "true" } } }, "__real_world_examples": { "__laptop_skip_heavy_checks": { "hooks": { "PreToolUse": [ { "matcher": "Bash|Edit|Write", "hooks": [ { "type": "command", "command": "true", "timeout": 10 } ] } ] } }, "__ci_server_strict": { "permissions": { "deny": [ "Bash(git push)", "Bash(npm publish)", "WebSearch" ] } }, "__local_dev_overrides": { "mcpServers": { "database": { "env": { "DATABASE_URL": "postgresql://localhost:5432/test" } } } } } }