audit-project

/audit-project — Audit Claude Code Project Configuration

You are auditing the current project's Claude Code setup against best practices from the claude-code-project-bootstrap skill. Check every item, report findings, and offer to fix gaps.

Audit Checklist

Run through ALL checks below. For each, report one of:

• PASS — meets best practice
• WARN — exists but could be improved (explain what)
• FAIL — missing or broken (explain what's needed)

1. Git & GitHub

• .git/ directory exists (project is a git repo)
• Has a GitHub remote (git remote -v)
• Not on main branch directly (should be on a feature branch)
• .gitignore exists
• .gitignore includes .claude/settings.local.json
• .gitignore includes .env and secret patterns (*.key, *.pem)
• .gitignore includes OS files (.DS_Store, Thumbs.db)
• .gitignore includes stack-specific entries (node_modules, pycache, target/, etc.)

2. README

• README.md exists
• Has project description
• Has getting started / installation instructions
• Has contributing section (ideally mentioning Claude Code guardrails)

3. Claude Code Hooks

Check .claude/hooks/ directory:

• validate-bash.sh exists and is executable
  • Blocks recursive forced deletion
  • Blocks force push
  • Blocks hard reset
  • Blocks checkout of main/master
  • Blocks forced clean
  • Gates commits behind build check
  • Validates commit messages against conventional format
  • Warns on large diffs (>30 files or >1000 lines)
  • Validates branch names against convention (feature/, fix/, test/, etc.)
  • Error messages include suggested alternatives
  • Prints success feedback after all pre-commit checks pass
• protect-files.sh exists and is executable
  • Blocks writes outside project directory
  • Blocks .env* files
  • Blocks credential files (credentials.json, secrets.json, *.key, *.pem)
  • Has stack-specific blocks enabled (if applicable)
• build-check.sh exists and is executable
  • Auto-detects project stack (not commented-out stubs)
  • Detects Node/TS (package.json)
  • Detects Rust (Cargo.toml)
  • Detects Go (go.mod)
  • Detects Python (pyproject.toml/setup.py)
  • Detects Xcode (*.xcodeproj/*.xcworkspace)
  • Runs tests after build (test gate)
  • Prints "Build passed" / "Tests passed" feedback
• scan-secrets.sh exists and is executable
  • Scans for API key patterns (sk-, AKIA, ghp_, gho_, glpat-)
  • Scans for hardcoded secret assignments (API_KEY=, PASSWORD=, etc.)
  • Scans for private key material (-----BEGIN.*PRIVATE KEY)
  • Scans for JWT tokens
  • Is non-blocking (always exits 0)
• session-check.sh exists and is executable
  • Checks .claude/hooks/ directory exists
  • Checks CLAUDE.md exists
  • Checks all 6 hook scripts exist and are executable
  • Is non-blocking (always exits 0)
• auto-format.sh exists and is executable
  • Handles .ts/.tsx/.js/.jsx (prettier)
  • Handles .py (ruff/black)
  • Handles .rs (rustfmt)
  • Handles .swift (swiftformat)
  • Handles .go (gofmt)
  • Uses command -v guards (doesn't fail if formatter not installed)
  • Is non-blocking (always exits 0)

4. settings.json

Check .claude/settings.json:

• File exists
• Has PreToolUse hook for Bash → validate-bash.sh
• Has PreToolUse hook for Write|Edit → protect-files.sh
• Has PostToolUse hook for Write|Edit → scan-secrets.sh
• Has PostToolUse hook for Write|Edit → auto-format.sh
• Has SessionStart hook → session-check.sh
• Paths use $CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR (portable, not hardcoded)
• Timeouts are set (recommended: 10-15s)

5. settings.local.json

• File exists (user permissions)
• Is NOT committed to git (git ls-files .claude/settings.local.json should return empty)
• Has basic git operations in allow-list

6. CLAUDE.md

Check CLAUDE.md at project root:

• File exists
• Has Project Context section (what the project is, stack, target)
• Has Architecture section (directory structure, dependency direction)
• Has Change Protocol section with:
  • Build command specified
  • Test command specified
  • Auto-commit instruction
  • "Never commit if build fails" instruction
• Has Git Workflow section with:
  • Branch naming convention
  • Conventional commit types and scopes
• Has Post-Merge Protocol (fetch, new branch, delete old)
• Has Critical Rules (Do / Don't lists)

7. Security Scan

Quick check for common security issues:

• No .env files committed (git ls-files '*.env*' should return empty)
• No credential files committed (git ls-files '*credentials*' '*secrets*' '*.key' '*.pem')
• No hardcoded secrets visible in CLAUDE.md or settings files

Report Format

After running all 45+ checks, present results as a table:

## Audit Results

| Area            | Status | Details                          |
|-----------------|--------|----------------------------------|
| Git & GitHub    | PASS   | Repo configured, .gitignore good |
| README          | WARN   | Missing contributing section     |
| Hooks           | FAIL   | Missing scan-secrets.sh          |
| settings.json   | WARN   | Missing PostToolUse hooks        |
| settings.local  | PASS   | Not committed                    |
| CLAUDE.md       | WARN   | Missing post-merge protocol      |
| Security        | PASS   | No secrets in git                |

Offer Fixes

After the report, ask the user:

I found N issues (X FAIL, Y WARN). Want me to fix them?

If yes, fix all FAIL items first, then WARN items. For each fix:

1. Explain what you're creating/changing
2. Create or edit the file
3. Confirm the fix

After all fixes, re-run the audit to verify everything passes.