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Watchdog Approvals

Category: General  ·  Sub-category: general-misc  ·  Last updated:
Use when Codex repeatedly prompts for the same safe actions (running tests, reading logs, git operations) and the user wants those already-approved actions persisted into Codex approval config (trust levels + allow rules) so future sessions don’t require re-approval.

What this skill does

Watchdog Approvals is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/watchdog-approvals/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when Codex repeatedly prompts for the same safe actions (running tests, reading logs, git operations) and the user wants those already-approved actions persisted into Codex approval config (trust levels + allow rules) so future sessions don’t require re-approval.

Who uses this skill

The Watchdog Approvals Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 70,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/watchdog-approvals
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/watchdog-approvals/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/watchdog-approvals/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/watchdog-approvals/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/watchdog-approvals/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\watchdog-approvals\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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lemonhall. (2026). Watchdog Approvals [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/watchdog-approvals/
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@misc{watchdog-approvals-2026,
  author    = {lemonhall},
  title     = {Watchdog Approvals [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/watchdog-approvals/}
}

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