Reviewers must approve files controlling AI coding assistant execution
Original title: Who approves the files that control your AI coding assistant?
Pull requests adding AI coding assistant configuration files can distribute executable hooks to developer machines without changing app source code.
AI coding assistants allow repository files such as SKILL.md or .claude settings to register commands and tools. These can execute with user permissions in non-interactive sessions. Reviewers must evaluate the mechanism, trigger, and authority for each proposed change. Organizations should assign ownership, require second review for risky hooks, and protect relevant files using branch protection rules.
Unconfirmed: Exact session behavior depends on specific configuration and tooling
- Skills allow tools without prompt in Claude Code
- Markdown files can trigger non-interactive runs
- Repository hooks run alongside user-installed plugins
- Review behavioral changes like network access or external downloads
From the original article
6 min read at csoonline.com
A pull request adds a helpful setup step for an AI coding assistant. No application source changes. The description calls it a developer-experience improvement, and the reviewer sees a short configuration file beside some Markdown instructions.
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