Tools reference - Claude Code Docs
Complete reference for the tools Claude Code can use, including permission requirements and per-tool behavior.
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Complete reference for the tools Claude Code can use, including permission requirements and per-tool behavior.
Claude Code also keeps a fifth file,
~/.claude.json, that it writes for itself; you don’t need to edit it. It holds your sign-in session, MCP server configurations, per-project state such as trust decisions, and the global config keys that/configwrites for you.
Claude Code stores its configuration and auth credentials in
~/.claudeby default. TheCLAUDE_CONFIG_DIRenvironment variable overrides this location. By creating a separate config directory per account - each with its own OAuth credentials - and symlinking shared resources back to a canonical source, you get:
- Separate billing/authentication per account
- Shared sessions - resume any session from either account
- Shared settings, plugins, commands, plans, and skills - configure once, use everywhere
One-Time Setup This setup is done once on your machine, outside of Maestro.
- Authenticate Each Account Start Claude Code normally and complete OAuth for your first account:
claude
Complete OAuth for account A (e.g., personal)
Copy the authenticated config to a named directory:
cp -a ~/.claude ~/.claude-personal
Then authenticate your second account:
mv ~/.claude/.claude.json ~/.claude/.claude.json.bak claude
Complete OAuth for account B (e.g., work)
cp -a ~/.claude ~/.claude-work rm ~/.claude/.claude.json.bak
The main ~/.claude/ directory doesn’t need its own .claude.json. It serves as the canonical source for shared resources.
2. Symlink Shared Resources For each account directory, replace local copies with symlinks back to ~/.claude so settings, plugins, and sessions stay in sync:
Repeat for each account directory (e.g., ~/.claude-personal, ~/.claude-work)
CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude-personal
Back up directories that will be symlinked
mv $CONFIG_DIR/projects $CONFIG_DIR/projects-pre mv $CONFIG_DIR/todos $CONFIG_DIR/todos-pre mv $CONFIG_DIR/session-env $CONFIG_DIR/session-env-pre
Remove files/dirs that will become symlinks
rm -rf $CONFIG_DIR/commands $CONFIG_DIR/ide $CONFIG_DIR/plans $CONFIG_DIR/plugins $CONFIG_DIR/skills rm -f $CONFIG_DIR/settings.json $CONFIG_DIR/CLAUDE.md
Create symlinks
ln -s ~/.claude/commands $CONFIG_DIR/commands ln -s ~/.claude/ide $CONFIG_DIR/ide ln -s ~/.claude/plans $CONFIG_DIR/plans ln -s ~/.claude/plugins $CONFIG_DIR/plugins ln -s ~/.claude/skills $CONFIG_DIR/skills ln -s ~/.claude/settings.json $CONFIG_DIR/settings.json ln -s ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md $CONFIG_DIR/CLAUDE.md ln -s ~/.claude/todos $CONFIG_DIR/todos ln -s ~/.claude/session-env $CONFIG_DIR/session-env ln -s ../.claude/projects $CONFIG_DIR/projects
Set
CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIRto your account’s config path (e.g.,/Users/you/.claude-personal)
The Agent Skills format was originally developed by Anthropic, released as an open standard, and has been adopted by a growing number of agent products. The standard is open to contributions from the broader ecosystem.
The Agent Skills format was originally developed by Anthropic, released as an open standard, and has been adopted by a growing number of agent products. The standard is open to contributions from the broader ecosystem.
Fascinating prompt engineering and injection (harmless).