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Which config file actually wins?

Your personal setting is being ignored, or the repo's is — and the reason is that the direction of precedence is not the same for every mechanism. settings.json lets the repo beat your laptop; skills let your laptop beat the repo; CLAUDE.md lets nothing beat anything; permission rules refuse to…

By Priya NairBackgrind Blog
Which config file actually wins?

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Originally published by Backgrind Blog on Aug 10, 2026.

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