Use CLI Tools

CLI tools are often the most efficient way for Claude Code to work with external systems.

If you use a service regularly, install and authenticate its CLI:

• gh for GitHub issues, pull requests, comments, and repo metadata.
• aws for AWS infrastructure and logs.
• gcloud for Google Cloud.
• sentry-cli for Sentry releases and issue context.
• Product-specific CLIs for tools your team depends on.

How to prompt it

Use gh to inspect issue 123, find the relevant files, implement the fix,
run tests, then open a PR.

Use foo-cli --help to learn the tool, then use it to export the current config.
Summarize what changed and do not modify anything yet.

Permissions

Allowlist safe, repeated commands. Keep destructive or production-impacting commands behind approval.

Examples:

Allow: gh issue view
Allow: gh pr view
Ask: gh pr merge
Ask: aws deploy
Deny: commands that print secrets