Permission Analyzer

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by arjenschwarz · vlatest · Repository

This tool analyzes text to determine if a request implies permission, helping users understand potential consent issues and improve communication clarity.

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Run in terminal (recommended)

terminal
claude mcp add permission-analyzer npx -- -y @trustedskills/permission-analyzer
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Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json

~/.claude/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "permission-analyzer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@trustedskills/permission-analyzer"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.

About This Skill

What it does

The permission-analyzer skill assesses the permissions requested by an application or piece of code. It can identify potential security risks associated with excessive or unnecessary permissions, and suggest more restrictive alternatives. This helps ensure applications operate with minimal privilege, reducing the attack surface.

When to use it

  • Reviewing mobile app permissions: Before deploying a mobile application, analyze its requested permissions to ensure they are justified and necessary for functionality.
  • Auditing API access rights: Evaluate the permissions granted to third-party applications accessing your APIs to identify potential vulnerabilities.
  • Analyzing code snippets: When integrating new code libraries or components, use this skill to understand and validate their permission requirements.
  • Security assessments: Incorporate permission analysis into regular security audits of software systems.

Key capabilities

  • Permission request identification
  • Risk assessment based on permissions
  • Suggestion of alternative, more restrictive permissions

Example prompts

  • "Analyze the requested permissions for this AndroidManifest.xml file."
  • "What are the potential risks associated with granting 'READ_CONTACTS' permission?"
  • "Suggest a less permissive alternative to 'WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE'."

Tips & gotchas

The skill requires access to the application’s permission request manifest or code snippet for analysis. The accuracy of the risk assessment depends on the context and potential use cases of the requested permissions.

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Details

Version
vlatest
License
Author
arjenschwarz
Installs
13

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