# project-health

Audits Claude configuration in a repo: permissions, context files, leaked secrets. Works on a fresh project and on one that has grown messy.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1600 installs · ★ 1075
- Author: jezweb
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dev-tools/skills/project-health/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-09
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/project-health

## What it does

The skill inspects what has piled up in your project settings and cleans it out. A full check runs two tracks at once: permissions and context files. The report shows which MCP servers are connected but missing from `settings.local.json`, which entries went stale, whether any line looks like an API key or token, and whether `CLAUDE.md` has grown too large.

Heavy analysis runs in sub-agents, and the main conversation only collects their summaries. Scanning dozens of files therefore does not fill up your context. The permission agent reads `settings.local.json`, catches legacy syntax such as `Bash(git:*)` instead of `Bash(git *)`, junk fragments like `Bash(do)`, and duplicates already covered by a broader pattern. The context agent counts lines in each `CLAUDE.md`, scores quality, looks for dead path references and checks that expected docs exist.

There is a separate mode for a new project: the type is detected from files in the root (`pyproject.toml`, `Cargo.toml`, `wrangler.jsonc` and others), then a matching permission preset is picked. Fixes are applied after a single yes/no confirmation. The skill is marked `claude-code-only`, so do not count on it in other agents.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill project-health -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/project-health/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/project-health/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill project-health -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/project-health/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill project-health -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/project-health/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jezweb/claude-skills project-health
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/project-health/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill project-health -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills --path plugins/dev-tools/skills/project-health
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/project-health/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill project-health -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dev-tools/skills/project-health/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check permissions in `settings.local.json` and drop junk entries
- spot strings that look like leaked keys or tokens
- score the size and quality of `CLAUDE.md` files
- pick a permission preset that matches the project type
- save session findings into context files

## Example prompts
- project health — run a full check on this repo
- setup project — configure a new project from scratch
- capture learnings — save what we figured out this session

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: project-health
description: "All-in-one project configuration and health management. Sets up new projects (settings.local.json, CLAUDE.md, .gitignore), audits existing projects (permissions, context quality, MCP coverage, leaked secrets, stale docs), tidies accumulated cruft, captures session learnings, and adds permission presets. Uses sub-agents for heavy analysis to keep main context clean. Trigger with 'project health', 'check project', 'setup project', 'kickoff', 'bootstrap', 'tidy permissions', 'clean settings', 'capture learnings', 'audit context', 'add python permissions', or 'init project'."
compatibility: claude-code-only
---

# Project Health

One skill for everything about your project's Claude Code configuration. Run it at the start, middle, or end of a project — it figures out what's needed.

**Goal**: Zero permission prompts, well-organised context files, no cruft.

## When to Use

| You say... | What happens |
|-----------|-------------|
| "project health" / "check project" | Full audit: permissions + context + docs |
| "setup project" / "kickoff" / "bootstrap" | New project setup from scratch |
| "tidy permissions" / "clean settings" | Fix permissions file only |
| "capture learnings" / "update CLAUDE.md" | Save session discoveries |
| "add python" / "add docker permissions" | Add a preset to existing settings |
| "audit context" / "audit memory" | Context-focused audit only |

## Architecture: Sub-Agents

**Heavy analysis runs in sub-agents** to keep the main conversation clean. The main agent orchestrates; sub-agents do the scanning and return summaries.

### Agent 1: Permission Auditor

Launched with `Task(subagent_type: "general-purpose")`. Prompt:

```
Read .claude/settings.local.json.

**Discover connected MCP servers**: Use ToolSearch (search "mcp") and extract unique
server prefixes from tool names (e.g. mcp__vault__secret_list → vault).

**Discover installed skills**: Use the Skill tool or ToolSearch to list available skills.
For each skill that has scripts/ in its directory, note what Bash patterns it needs
(python3, env var prefixes like GEMINI_API_KEY=*, etc.). Check the SKILL.md for any
MCP tools the skill references (e.g. mcp__vault__secret_get).

Report:
1. MCP servers connected but NOT in settings (missing)
2. MCP servers in settings but NOT connected (stale)
3. Skill permissions: Bash patterns and MCP tools that installed skills need but aren't approved
4. File access: check for Read/Edit/Write patterns for .claude/** and //tmp/**
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