{"record":{"id":"b0de22a24ca722bb","repo":"davila7/claude-code-templates","slug":"warning-error-loading-permissions","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Warning: Error loading permissions","messagePattern":"Warning: Error loading permissions","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"cli-tool/src/plugin-dashboard.js","lineNumber":386,"sourceCode":"      // Load plugin permissions\n      for (const plugin of this.plugins || []) {\n        const pluginPermissions = await this.loadPluginPermissions(plugin);\n\n        permissions.agents.push(...pluginPermissions.agents);\n        permissions.commands.push(...pluginPermissions.commands);\n        permissions.hooks.push(...pluginPermissions.hooks);\n        permissions.mcps.push(...pluginPermissions.mcps);\n      }\n\n      // Add user permissions\n      permissions.agents.push(...userPermissions.agents);\n      permissions.commands.push(...userPermissions.commands);\n      permissions.hooks.push(...userPermissions.hooks);\n      permissions.mcps.push(...userPermissions.mcps);\n\n      return permissions;\n    } catch (error) {\n      console.warn(chalk.yellow('Warning: Error loading permissions'), error.message);\n      return permissions;\n    }\n  }\n\n  async loadUserPermissions() {\n    const permissions = {\n      agents: [],\n      commands: [],\n      hooks: [],\n      mcps: []\n    };\n\n    try {\n      // Load user-level agents\n      const userAgentsDir = path.join(this.claudeDir, 'agents');\n      if (await fs.pathExists(userAgentsDir)) {\n        const agentFiles = await fs.readdir(userAgentsDir);\n        for (const file of agentFiles.filter(f => f.endsWith('.md'))) {","sourceCodeStart":368,"sourceCodeEnd":404,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/blob/a0851ed10c7c60463dac8cfaaca124cf32d5804d/cli-tool/src/plugin-dashboard.js#L368-L404","documentation":"loadPermissions merges managed/plugin permission settings (from Claude Code settings files) and warns if any part of that merge fails — typically a JSON.parse failure on a settings.json or a structural surprise (wrong types for agents/commands/hooks/mcps arrays). It returns a default empty permissions object on failure, so the dashboard still renders but with no permission data.","triggerScenarios":"Calling loadPermissions (via loadPluginData) when ~/.claude/settings.json or a plugin's settings file is invalid JSON, or when its permissions field has an unexpected shape (permissions.agents being an object instead of an array, null fields where arrays are expected).","commonSituations":"User hand-edited settings.json and broke the JSON; another tool or AI assistant rewrote settings.json malformed; settings migrated between Claude Code versions with a different permissions schema; merge-conflict markers left in the file from a dotfile sync.","solutions":["Validate all settings JSON files: `jq . ~/.claude/settings.json` and any plugin settings files","Fix syntax errors (trailing commas, comments, unquoted keys) or restore from backup/dotfile history","Ensure the `permissions` object contains arrays (agents, commands, hooks, mcps) as expected by the current schema","Re-run the plugin dashboard after fixing to confirm permissions load"],"exampleFix":"// before\n\"permissions\": { \"commands\": \"Bash(*)\" }\n// after\n\"permissions\": { \"commands\": [\"Bash(*)\"] }","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"function validSettings(raw) {\n  let s;\n  try { s = JSON.parse(raw); } catch { return false; }\n  const p = s.permissions;\n  return !p || (\n    ['agents','commands','hooks','mcps'].every(k =>\n      p[k] === undefined || Array.isArray(p[k]))\n  );\n}","typeGuard":"function isPermissionsShape(p) {\n  return p == null || (\n    typeof p === 'object' &&\n    ['agents','commands','hooks','mcps'].every(k => p[k] === undefined || Array.isArray(p[k]))\n  );\n}","tryCatchPattern":"catch (error) {\n  if (error instanceof SyntaxError) console.warn('settings.json is not valid JSON — fix or remove it');\n  return defaultPermissions();\n}","preventionTips":["Use a JSON-aware editor / format-on-save for settings.json","Keep permissions values as arrays of strings","Back up settings.json before schema migrations or version upgrades"],"tags":["settings-json","json-parse","permissions","claude-code"],"backgroundTag":"settings-json-invalid","analyzedSha":"a0851ed10c7c60463dac8cfaaca124cf32d5804d","analyzedAt":"2026-08-28T14:11:56.058Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-28T16:17:29.566Z"}