diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/.claude/settings.local.json
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+{
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": [
+      "Bash(chmod:*)",
+      "Bash(/tmp/piker_commits.txt)",
+      "Bash(python:*)"
+    ],
+    "deny": [],
+    "ask": []
+  }
+}