Profiles & Groups - Nono Docs

Profiles are pre-configured capability sets that define what a sandboxed process can access. Groups are the composable building blocks that profiles are made from. Together they codify security policy so you don’t have to specify flags manually every time.

Use nono profile to inspect, compare, and validate profiles and groups from the command line. See Profile Introspection for details.

Profiles

Why Profiles?

Manually specifying capabilities for every tool is tedious and error-prone:

# Without profiles - verbose and easy to misconfigure
nono run --allow-cwd --read ~/.claude --read-file ~/.claude/config.json -- claude

Profiles simplify this:

# With profiles - concise and auditable
nono run --profile nolabs-ai/claude -- claude

Predefined Profiles vs User Profiles

Predefined profiles (shipped with nono or installed via packs) cover two things:

Agent packs — profiles for specific AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, opencode, openclaw). These grant the exact paths each agent needs to run, including its config directory, credential stores, and runtime group.
Language runtimes — profiles for common developer workflows (node-dev, python-dev, go-dev, rust-dev). These include the appropriate runtime group and a developer network profile.

Predefined profiles are intentionally narrow. They do not encode environment-specific paths because those vary by OS distribution, package manager, and installation method. A java-dev profile cannot know whether your JDK config lives in /etc/java-openjdk, /etc/java21-openjdk, or somewhere else entirely — that depends on your system. Environment-specific additions belong in a user profile. Write a profile that extends the closest predefined profile and adds only what your environment requires:

{
  "meta": {
    "name": "java-dev-local",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "Java / Maven profile for this machine's JDK install"
  },
  "extends": "java-dev",
  "filesystem": {
    "read": [
      "/etc/java21-openjdk"
    ]
  },
  "network": {
    "allow_domain": [
      "repo.maven.apache.org",
      "oss.sonatype.org"
    ]
  }
}

Save this to ~/.config/nono/profiles/java-dev-local.json and use it with:

nono run --profile java-dev-local -- mvn package

This keeps the predefined profile stable and auditable while giving you full control over your local environment’s requirements. See Creating User Profiles below for the full workflow.

Profile Sources

Profiles can come from three sources, in order of precedence:

Source	Location	Trust Level
CLI flags	Command line	Highest - explicit user intent
User profiles	`~/.config/nono/profiles/.json` or `.jsonc`	Medium - user-defined
Pack / preset profiles	Installed packs or compiled presets	Base - audited defaults

CLI flags always override profile settings.

nono resolves config paths via $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nono/ on every platform. If you have not set XDG_CONFIG_HOME — typical on macOS — that is the same as ~/.config/nono/ shown above. Set XDG_CONFIG_HOME only when you want config elsewhere; profile JSON path grants should use $XDG_CONFIG_HOME, $NONO_CONFIG, or $NONO_PACKAGES rather than hardcoded $HOME/.config/....

Profile Format

Profiles use JSON format:

{
  "meta": {
    "name": "my-agent",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "Profile for my custom agent"
  },
  "workdir": {
    "access": "readwrite"
  },
  "groups": {
    "include": ["node_runtime", "python_runtime", "git_config"],
    "exclude": []
  },
  "commands": {
    "allow": [],
    "deny": []
  },
  "filesystem": {
    "allow": ["$HOME/.config/my-agent"],
    "read": [],
    "write": [],
    "allow_file": [],
    "read_file": [],
    "write_file": [],
    "deny": [],
    "bypass_protection": [],
    "suppress_save_prompt": [],
    "unix_socket": [],
    "unix_socket_bind": [],
    "unix_socket_dir": [],
    "unix_socket_dir_bind": [],
    "unix_socket_subtree": [],
    "unix_socket_subtree_bind": []
  },
  "network": {
    "block": false
  },
  "session_hooks": {
    "before": {
      "script": "/path/to/setup.sh",
      "timeout_secs": 30
    },
    "after": {
      "script": "/path/to/cleanup.sh",
      "timeout_secs": 10
    }
  }
}

Session Hooks

Session hooks are scripts that run before or after the sandboxed process, outside the sandbox with host privileges. This is the mechanism for custom instrumentation around a run — for example, replacing an external wrapper script that sets up or tears down per-session state. There are exactly two events, before and after; there is no mid-session or per-tool-call hook here. (That’s a different, unrelated feature: see Hooks below, which packs use to install an agent’s own hook system, e.g. Claude Code’s tool-call hooks.)

Configuration

Both before and after are optional. Each hook specifies a script path and an optional timeout:

{
  "session_hooks": {
    "before": { "script": "/path/to/setup.sh", "timeout_secs": 30 },
    "after":  { "script": "/path/to/cleanup.sh", "timeout_secs": 10 }
  }
}

script (required): absolute path to an executable script. It must resolve to a regular file, be owned by you or root, and not sit in a world-writable directory — this rejects /tmp and similar shared directories even when the sticky bit is set. Put session hook scripts somewhere private, e.g. under $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nono/hooks/.
timeout_secs (optional): kills the whole script process group if it exceeds this duration.

Both hook types also receive NONO_HOOK_TYPE (before or after), in addition to the variables listed below.

Hooks fail open. An invalid script path, a non-zero exit, or a timeout never blocks the sandboxed process — nono logs a warning and continues. A timeout discards any environment variables the before-hook had already written; a plain non-zero exit does not — variables written before exit still take effect.

Before hook

Runs before the sandboxed process starts. The script receives NONO_SESSION_ID, NONO_WORKDIR, and NONO_ENV_FILE — a temporary file where KEY=VALUE lines (blank lines and # comments are skipped) can be written to export environment variables to the sandboxed process.

#!/bin/sh
mkdir -p "/tmp/$NONO_SESSION_ID"
echo "TMPDIR=/tmp/$NONO_SESSION_ID" >> "$NONO_ENV_FILE"

A small set of dangerous variables (e.g. LD_PRELOAD) is filtered out of the before-hook’s exports before they reach the sandboxed process, regardless of what the script writes to NONO_ENV_FILE.

After hook

Runs after the sandboxed process exits. Receives NONO_SESSION_ID, NONO_WORKDIR, and NONO_EXIT_CODE. Cleanup only — does not export environment variables.

#!/bin/sh
rm -rf "/tmp/$NONO_SESSION_ID"

AF_UNIX Socket Grants

The unix_socket* filesystem fields grant connect(2) (and optionally bind(2)) on pathname AF_UNIX sockets. Abstract-namespace and unnamed sockets are never grantable — only filesystem-backed socket paths.

Field	Grants	Implied fs grant
`unix_socket`	`connect` only, single socket file	Read on the file
`unix_socket_bind`	`connect` + `bind`, single socket file	ReadWrite on the file (exists) or on the parent directory (pending — bind will create the file)
`unix_socket_dir`	`connect` only, any direct child of a directory	Read on the directory (recursive)
`unix_socket_dir_bind`	`connect` + `bind`, any direct child of a directory	ReadWrite on the directory (recursive)
`unix_socket_subtree`	`connect` only, any descendant of a directory	Read on the directory (recursive)
`unix_socket_subtree_bind`	`connect` + `bind`, any descendant of a directory	ReadWrite on the directory (recursive)

unix_socket_dir* forms are non-recursive at the socket layer: only sockets directly inside the named directory are covered. Use unix_socket_subtree* when a tool creates sockets below nested subdirectories. The implied filesystem grant is recursive (Landlock’s only expressible granularity), so socket scope is enforced separately by the supervisor (Linux) or Seatbelt path emission (macOS). Today, macOS enforces the direct-child versus subtree distinction in Seatbelt. Linux V4+ currently relies on Landlock filesystem rules for pathname AF_UNIX, so directory socket grants are recursive there until the seccomp AF_UNIX allowlist mediation path is enabled. Under restricted network modes (--block-net or --network-profile), connect(2) to a Unix socket requires an explicit unix_socket* grant — a plain allow_file/allow grant no longer implicitly permits it.

Working Directory

The workdir section controls whether and how the current working directory is automatically shared with the sandboxed process.

Value	Meaning
`"none"`	No automatic CWD access (default if section omitted)
`"read"`	Read-only access to CWD
`"write"`	Write-only access to CWD
`"readwrite"`	Full read+write access to CWD

When a profile specifies a workdir access level, nono will prompt the user to confirm CWD sharing (unless --allow-cwd is used to skip the prompt). --allow-cwd grants access to the directory at that profile’s workdir level — so with "none" (the default profile) it grants nothing. Pair --allow-cwd with a profile that sets a workdir level, or grant the directory explicitly with --allow/--read.

Filesystem Overrides and Group Composition

Fine-grained additive and subtractive composition lives across three canonical sections:

filesystem — path-based allow, deny, and deny-exemption entries
groups — policy group inclusion (include) and removal (exclude)
commands — startup-time command allow/deny (deprecated since v0.33.0; not enforced on child processes)

This is the primary mechanism for surgically customizing inherited profiles without redefining everything from scratch.

Field	Section	Description
`include`	`groups`	Policy group names to apply on top of inherited defaults
`exclude`	`groups`	Remove groups from the resolved group set (exclusion wins over addition)
`read`	`filesystem`	Additional read-only directories to allow
`write`	`filesystem`	Additional write-only directories to allow
`allow`	`filesystem`	Additional read+write directories to allow
`deny`	`filesystem`	Additional deny rules to apply (block read and write content). On macOS, Unix socket paths also emit a `network-outbound` deny so that `connect(2)` to the socket is blocked.
`deny`	`commands`	Deprecated in v0.33.0. Startup-only command denylist extension. Not enforced for child processes; prefer `filesystem.deny` and narrower grants.
`bypass_protection`	`filesystem`	Paths exempted from deny groups. Does not grant access — each path must also appear in `filesystem.allow`, `filesystem.read`, or `filesystem.write`.
`suppress_save_prompt`	`filesystem`	Paths whose runtime denials should not be offered in save-profile prompts. Does not grant access and does not hide diagnostics.
`suppress_system_services`	`diagnostics`	macOS Seatbelt operation names to hide from diagnostic footers and save-profile prompts. Does not grant access and does not change enforcement.

Adding a Deny Rule to an Inherited Profile

Block a specific path that a base profile would otherwise allow:

{
  "meta": {
    "name": "claude-deny-git",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "extends": "claude-code",
  "filesystem": {
    "deny": ["$HOME/.gitconfig"]
  }
}

nono run --profile claude-deny-git -- claude

Blocking Container Access (Docker, Podman, kubectl)

Use filesystem.deny as the enforcement mechanism. commands.deny remains deprecated startup-only compatibility behavior:

{
  "extends": "claude-code",
  "meta": { "name": "no-docker", "version": "1.0.0" },
  "filesystem": {
    "deny": ["/var/run/docker.sock"]
  },
  "commands": {
    "deny": ["docker", "docker-compose", "podman", "kubectl"]
  }
}

On macOS, filesystem.deny on a socket path also emits a network-outbound deny — Seatbelt classifies connect(2) as a network operation, so a file deny alone won’t block it. Prefer path- and network-based controls; commands.deny is not enforced for child processes.

Adding Write-Only Access

Grant write-only access to a directory without granting read:

{
  "meta": {
    "name": "write-only-cache",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "extends": "default",
  "filesystem": {
    "write": ["$HOME/.cache/my-agent-cache"]
  },
  "workdir": {
    "access": "none"
  }
}

Removing Groups from an Inherited Profile

Remove the deprecated startup-only command-gating group to allow rm, chmod, etc.:

{
  "meta": {
    "name": "no-dangerous-commands",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "extends": "default",
  "groups": {
    "exclude": [
      "dangerous_commands",
      "dangerous_commands_linux",
      "dangerous_commands_macos"
    ]
  }
}

Overriding a Deny Rule for a Specific Path

Some deny groups (like deny_credentials) are marked as required and cannot be excluded. Use filesystem.bypass_protection to punch a targeted hole through a deny group for a specific path. The path must also be explicitly granted via another filesystem entry — bypass_protection only removes the deny rule, it does not implicitly grant access.

{
  "meta": {
    "name": "docker-agent",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "extends": "opencode",
  "filesystem": {
    "allow": ["$HOME/.docker"],
    "bypass_protection": ["$HOME/.docker"]
  }
}

This allows access to ~/.docker even though deny_credentials blocks it by default. The deny override does not implicitly grant access — the matching filesystem.allow entry is required. This is equivalent to the CLI flag --bypass-protection:

nono run --profile nolabs-ai/opencode --allow ~/.docker --bypass-protection ~/.docker -- opencode

Suppressing Save Suggestions Without Granting Access

Use filesystem.suppress_save_prompt when a path is expected to be denied and you do not want nono to keep offering it as a profile addition:

{
  "extends": "claude-code",
  "meta": { "name": "claude-local", "version": "1.0.0" },
  "filesystem": {
    "suppress_save_prompt": ["$HOME/.copilot/settings.json"]
  }
}

filesystem.suppress_save_prompt only suppresses the save-profile suggestion for matching denials. The sandbox still denies the path, and the diagnostic footer still shows the denial, annotated with [save skipped] so it is clear why the path does not appear in the save prompt. The interactive save prompt applies this to every listed path suggestion when you choose suppress; it does not create any allow/read/write grants.

Suppressing Expected macOS System-Service Diagnostics

Use diagnostics.suppress_system_services when a macOS Seatbelt operation is expected to be denied and you do not want nono to repeat the diagnostic footer (or offer a save-profile prompt) on every run:

{
  "extends": "default",
  "meta": { "name": "node-local", "version": "1.0.0" },
  "diagnostics": {
    "suppress_system_services": ["user-preference-read"]
  }
}

This is macOS-only. Values are Seatbelt operation names from the sandbox log, such as user-preference-read (CFPreferences / NSUserDefaults probes from npm and other Node tools) or forbidden-exec-sugid. Suppression is output-only: the sandbox still denies the operation. Unlike filesystem.suppress_save_prompt, this hides matching violations from the diagnostic footer entirely. There is no CLI flag equivalent yet; add the operation name to your profile. To silence all post-run diagnostics instead, use --no-diagnostics.

filesystem, groups, commands, and diagnostics fields are additive across inheritance. A child profile’s filesystem.deny is merged with the base profile’s filesystem.deny, groups.exclude from both levels are combined, and diagnostics.suppress_system_services entries from both profiles are appended and deduplicated.

Network Configuration

The network section controls network access and credential injection.

{
  "network": {
    "block": false,
    "network_profile": "claude-code",
    "allow_domain": ["my-internal-api.example.com"],
    "open_port": [3000],
    "listen_port": [8080],
    "no_proxy": ["redis"],
    "credentials": ["openai", "anthropic"],
    "upstream_proxy": "squid.corp:3128",
    "upstream_bypass": ["git.internal.corp", "*.dev.local"],
    "custom_credentials": {
      "telegram": {
        "upstream": "https://api.telegram.org",
        "credential_key": "telegram_bot_token",
        "inject_header": "Authorization",
        "credential_format": "Bearer {}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Field	Description
`block`	Block all network access (default: `false`)
`network_profile`	Network profile name for host filtering (e.g., `minimal`, `claude-code`, `enterprise`). Set to `null` in a child profile to clear an inherited value.
`allow_domain`	Additional domains to allow through the proxy
`open_port`	Localhost TCP ports to allow bidirectional IPC (equivalent to `--open-port`)
`listen_port`	TCP ports the sandboxed child may listen on (equivalent to `--listen-port`)
`no_proxy`	Additional client-side `NO_PROXY` / `no_proxy` host patterns in proxy mode; supports safe single-label local aliases, canonical IPs, and explicit suffix patterns; does not grant network access, so direct connections still require matching sandbox permissions; entries overlapping route upstreams or `allow_domain` fail configuration so proxy-enforced routes cannot be bypassed
`credentials`	Credential services to enable via reverse proxy (e.g., `openai`, `anthropic`)
`custom_credentials`	Custom credential service definitions for APIs not in the built-in list
`upstream_proxy`	Upstream (enterprise) proxy address, e.g., `squid.corp:3128`
`upstream_bypass`	Domains to bypass the upstream proxy (exact hostnames and `*.` wildcards)

Custom Credentials

The custom_credentials field lets you define credential services for any API:

Field	Required	Default	Description
`upstream`	Yes	-	Upstream URL (must be HTTPS, or HTTP for localhost)
`credential_key`	Yes	-	Keystore account name
`inject_header`	No	`Authorization`	Header to inject credential into
`credential_format`	No	`Bearer {}`	Format string (`{}` replaced with credential)

See Credential Injection for complete documentation.

Hooks (pack-declared, legacy profile field)

The hooks field is a legacy declaration surface: since v0.44.0, setting it in a profile no longer installs anything itself — nono just prints a one-line note. Actual agent-hook wiring (e.g. installing a script into ~/.claude/hooks/ and patching settings.json) is now done by a pack’s package.json wiring directives, executed on nono pull/nono resolve. See Package Publishing if you’re authoring a pack that needs this. This is unrelated to Session Hooks above, which is a currently-active profile feature for running host-privileged setup/cleanup scripts around the sandboxed process itself.

Rollback Exclusions

The rollback section controls which files are excluded from atomic rollback snapshots:

{
  "rollback": {
    "exclude_patterns": ["node_modules", ".next", "__pycache__", "target"],
    "exclude_globs": ["*.tmp.[0-9]*.[0-9]*"]
  }
}

These exclusions are combined with gitignore patterns from the working directory.

Skip Directories

Use skipdirs to extend the built-in heavy-directory skip list for pre-exec trust scanning and rollback preflight:

{
  "skipdirs": ["generated", "vendor-cache"]
}

Entries are matched as exact path component names. They do not grant or deny sandbox access; they only prune traversal during trust discovery and rollback heuristics.

Environment Variables

Profiles support these environment variables in path values:

Variable	Expands To
`$WORKDIR`	Current working directory (from `--workdir` or cwd)
`$HOME`	User’s home directory
`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`	XDG config directory (default: `~/.config`; used for `~/.config/nono/` when unset)
`$NONO_CONFIG`	nono config root (`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nono`, default `~/.config/nono`)
`$NONO_PACKAGES`	Installed pack store (`$NONO_CONFIG/packages`)
`$XDG_DATA_HOME`	XDG data directory (default: `~/.local/share`)
`$XDG_STATE_HOME`	XDG state directory (default: `~/.local/state`)
`$XDG_CACHE_HOME`	XDG cache directory (default: `~/.cache`)
`$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR`	XDG runtime directory (no default; left unexpanded when unset)
`$TMPDIR`	System temporary directory
`$UID`	Current user ID

Creating User Profiles

Use nono profile init to scaffold a new profile:

# Scaffold a profile that inherits from default with the node_runtime group
nono profile init my-agent --extends default --groups node_runtime

# Validate the generated profile
nono profile validate ~/.config/nono/profiles/my-agent.json

# Use the profile
nono run --profile my-agent -- my-agent-command

See Profile Authoring for the full workflow, including JSON Schema integration, editor autocomplete, and the LLM authoring guide. You can also load a profile by file path:

nono run --profile ./profiles/my-agent.json -- my-command

Overriding Pack Profiles

CLI flags always take precedence over profile settings:

# Use claude-code profile but block network
nono run --profile nolabs-ai/claude --block-net -- claude

# Use claude-code profile but add a custom domain
nono run --profile nolabs-ai/claude --allow-domain custom-api.example.com -- claude

# Add extra directory access
nono run --profile nolabs-ai/claude --allow ~/other-project -- claude

To keep a base profile but clear an inherited network profile, set network.network_profile to null in the child:

{
  "meta": { "name": "claude-code-netopen" },
  "extends": "claude-code",
  "network": { "network_profile": null }
}

You can also create a user profile with the same name to override a pack profile entirely.

Groups

Groups are named, composable collections of security rules. Profiles reference groups by name in their groups.include field.

How Groups Compose

Every profile’s effective capability set is built through composition:

((default_profile_groups + profile.groups.include) - profile.groups.exclude) + profile.filesystem.{allow,read,write} + profile.commands.allow - (deny_groups + profile.filesystem.deny + profile.commands.deny) + profile.filesystem.bypass_protection + CLI flags

default_profile_groups come from the built-in default profile
profile.groups.include adds additional groups on top
profile.groups.exclude removes groups from the composed set (exclusion wins)
profile.filesystem.allow/read/write, profile.filesystem.deny, and profile.commands.allow/deny apply additive overrides
profile.filesystem.bypass_protection punches targeted holes through deny groups (requires a matching grant in filesystem.allow/read/write)
CLI overrides (--allow, --read, --bypass-protection, etc.) are applied last

profile.filesystem.suppress_save_prompt and --suppress-save-prompt are prompt filters only; they do not participate in capability enforcement. profile.diagnostics.suppress_system_services is also output-only (macOS). It hides recurring non-filesystem Seatbelt violations from diagnostic footers and save-profile prompts without granting the underlying operation. Exclusions are applied after group addition. If the same group appears in both groups.include and groups.exclude, the exclusion wins.

Group Taxonomy

Groups use a structured allow/deny taxonomy:

Allow Operations

Field	Meaning
`allow.read`	Read-only access to listed paths
`allow.write`	Write-only access (no read)
`allow.readwrite`	Both read and write access

Deny Operations

Field	Meaning
`deny.access`	Block both read and write content (metadata like `stat` still allowed)
`deny.unlink`	Block file deletion globally
`deny.commands`	Block execution of listed commands

Other

Field	Meaning
`symlink_pairs`	macOS symlink-to-target path mappings (e.g., `/etc` to `/private/etc`)
`platform`	Restrict group to `"macos"` or `"linux"` only

Built-in Groups

Adding a group to groups.include always applies that group’s own rules. For allow groups (like git_config) that grants access. For deny/protection groups (like dangerous_commands, unlink_protection) that adds a restriction — it does not grant the denied commands or paths. To permit a normally-blocked command or path, put the group in groups.exclude instead, or use filesystem.bypass_protection for a narrower hole.

Deny groups (block sensitive content):

deny_credentials — Block access to cryptographic keys, tokens, and cloud credentials (source)
deny_keychains_macos — Block access to macOS keychains and password stores (source)
deny_keychains_linux — Block access to Linux keyrings and password stores (source)
deny_browser_data_macos — Block access to macOS browser stored data (cookies, saved passwords, sessions) (source)
deny_browser_data_linux — Block access to Linux browser stored data (cookies, saved passwords, sessions) (source)
deny_macos_private — Block access to macOS private data (messages, mail, cookies) (source)
deny_shell_history — Block access to shell command history files (source)
deny_shell_configs — Block access to shell configuration files that may embed secrets (source)

Protection groups:

unlink_protection — Block file deletion globally, override for user-writable paths (source)
dangerous_commands — Cross-platform commands blocked by default to prevent destructive actions (source)
dangerous_commands_macos — macOS-specific commands blocked by default (source)
dangerous_commands_linux — Linux-specific commands blocked by default (source)

System path groups (grant necessary system access):

system_read_macos — macOS system paths required for executables to function (source)
system_read_linux_core — Linux core system paths required for normal CLI execution (source)
system_write_macos — macOS paths requiring write for temp files and devices (source)
system_write_linux — Linux paths requiring write for temp files and devices (source)
linux_runtime_state — Linux runtime state paths for host session and service integration (source)
linux_sysfs_read — Linux sysfs paths for kernel and device state inspection (source)
linux_temp_read — Linux shared temporary directory read access (source)

Cache groups (user-level caches and state):

user_caches_macos — User cache, log, and preference directories for macOS programs (source)
user_caches_linux — User cache directories for Linux programs (XDG) (source)
claude_cache_linux — Claude Code CLI cache and MCP log directories on Linux (source)

Runtime groups (language toolchain paths):

node_runtime — Node.js runtime and package manager paths (source)
rust_runtime — Rust toolchain paths (source)
python_runtime — Python runtime paths (pyenv, conda, uv) (source)
go_runtime — Go toolchain paths (source)
go_runtime_linux — Go build cache on Linux (source)
go_runtime_macos — Go build cache on macOS (source)
java_runtime — Java runtime and build tool paths (SDKMAN, Maven, Gradle) (source)
nix_runtime — Nix package manager runtime paths (source)
user_tools — User-local executables, .desktop files, man pages, and shell completions (source)
homebrew_macos — Homebrew installation paths on macOS (source)
homebrew_linux — Homebrew (Linuxbrew) installation paths on Linux (source)
mise_manager — Mise - dev tools, env vars, task runner (source)
bun_runtime — Bun javascript runtime and package manager paths (source)

Tool-specific groups (paths for specific applications):

claude_code_macos — Claude Code macOS-specific state and credential paths (source)
claude_code_linux — Claude Code Linux-specific state paths (source)
codex_macos — Codex macOS-specific state and credential paths (source)
opencode_linux — OpenCode binary directory (Landlock requires directory read to execute binaries) (source)
vscode_macos — Visual Studio Code configuration and extension directories for macOS (source)
vscode_linux — Visual Studio Code configuration and extension directories for Linux (source)

Application config groups (profile and configuration files):

git_config — Read access to git configuration files (source)

Group definitions are located in crates/nono-cli/data/policy.json. Each entry above links to its exact definition; inspect the file directly to see the full set of rules a group applies.

Platform-Specific Groups

Groups with a platform field only apply on that OS:

{
  "system_read_macos": {
    "platform": "macos",
    "allow": {
      "read": ["/System/Library", "/usr/lib"]
    }
  }
}

Groups without a platform field (like deny_credentials) apply on all platforms. Platform-specific groups use _macos or _linux suffixes by convention.

Platform Differences

macOS (Seatbelt) supports full deny-within-allow semantics. A group can allow /Users but deny /Users/luke/.ssh and the deny takes precedence. Linux (Landlock) is strictly allow-list. Deny groups are implemented as exclusion filters - broad allow groups that overlap deny paths will generate warnings. Avoid granting access to parent directories of deny paths on Linux.

Available Profiles

default

The base profile that all other profiles extend. Provides system path access, deny groups for sensitive content, and deprecated startup-only command gating. Does not grant working directory access or any user-specific paths. Groups: deny_credentials, deny_keychains_macos, deny_keychains_linux, deny_browser_data_macos, deny_browser_data_linux, deny_macos_private, deny_shell_history, deny_shell_configs, system_read_macos, system_read_linux_core, system_write_macos, system_write_linux, user_tools, homebrew_macos, homebrew_linux, dangerous_commands, dangerous_commands_macos, dangerous_commands_linux Network: Allowed CWD: None

claude-code

nono run --profile nolabs-ai/claude -- claude

Groups: claude_code_macos, claude_code_linux, user_caches_macos, claude_cache_linux, node_runtime, rust_runtime, python_runtime, vscode_macos, vscode_linux, nix_runtime, git_config, unlink_protection (plus default groups) Filesystem: ~/.claude (read+write), ~/.claude.json and ~/.claude.json.lock (read+write), plus platform-specific Claude Code and VS Code paths from the matching _macos or _linux groups, and git config files from git_config group Network: Allowed CWD: Read+write Special: Auto-installs Claude Code hooks. OAuth2 login support via open_urls (allows https://claude.ai and localhost). Profile opts into allow_launch_services for macOS browser opening.

codex

nono run --profile nolabs-ai/codex -- codex

Groups: codex_macos, node_runtime, rust_runtime, python_runtime, nix_runtime, git_config, unlink_protection (plus default groups) Filesystem: ~/.codex (read+write), plus git config files from git_config group Network: Allowed CWD: Read+write Special: OAuth2 login support via open_urls (allows https://auth.openai.com and localhost). Profile opts into allow_launch_services.

opencode

nono run --profile nolabs-ai/opencode -- opencode

Groups: user_caches_macos, user_caches_linux, node_runtime, opencode_linux, git_config, unlink_protection (plus default groups) Filesystem: ~/.config/opencode, ~/.cache/opencode, ~/.local/share/opencode, ~/.local/share/opentui (all read+write), plus git config files from git_config group Network: Allowed CWD: Read+write

openclaw

nono run --profile nolabs-ai/openclaw -- openclaw

Groups: node_runtime (plus default groups) Filesystem: ~/.openclaw, ~/.config/openclaw, ~/.local, $TMPDIR/openclaw-$UID (all read+write) Network: Allowed CWD: Read-only

python-dev

nono run --profile python-dev -- my-python-app

Groups: python_runtime (plus default groups) Network: Allowed, with developer network profile for host filtering CWD: Read+write

node-dev

nono run --profile node-dev -- npm start

Groups: node_runtime (plus default groups) Network: Allowed, with developer network profile for host filtering CWD: Read+write

go-dev

nono run --profile go-dev -- go run .

Groups: go_runtime (plus default groups) Network: Allowed, with developer network profile for host filtering CWD: Read+write

rust-dev

nono run --profile rust-dev -- cargo run

Groups: rust_runtime (plus default groups) Network: Allowed, with developer network profile for host filtering CWD: Read+write

java-dev

nono run --profile java-dev -- mvn package

Groups: java_runtime (plus default groups) Network: Allowed, with developer network profile for host filtering CWD: Read+write

java-dev covers SDKMAN-managed JDKs, Maven, and Gradle. It does not include system JDK config paths (e.g. /etc/java21-openjdk) because these vary by distribution and installation method. Add them in a user profile that extends java-dev — see Predefined Profiles vs User Profiles.

Requesting New Profiles

If you’d like a profile for a tool not listed here:

Open an issue on the nono GitHub repository
Include:
- Tool name and repository URL
- Required filesystem access patterns
- Network requirements
- Any special considerations

Profiles are reviewed for security before inclusion.

​Profiles

​Why Profiles?

​Predefined Profiles vs User Profiles

​Profile Sources

​Profile Format

​Session Hooks

​Configuration

​Before hook

​After hook

​AF_UNIX Socket Grants

​Working Directory

​Filesystem Overrides and Group Composition

​Adding a Deny Rule to an Inherited Profile

​Blocking Container Access (Docker, Podman, kubectl)

​Adding Write-Only Access

​Removing Groups from an Inherited Profile

​Overriding a Deny Rule for a Specific Path

​Suppressing Save Suggestions Without Granting Access

​Suppressing Expected macOS System-Service Diagnostics

​Network Configuration

​Custom Credentials

​Hooks (pack-declared, legacy profile field)

​Rollback Exclusions

​Skip Directories

​Environment Variables

​Creating User Profiles

​Overriding Pack Profiles

​Groups

​How Groups Compose

​Group Taxonomy

​Allow Operations

​Deny Operations

​Other

​Built-in Groups

​Platform-Specific Groups

​Platform Differences

​Available Profiles

​default

​claude-code

​codex

​opencode

​openclaw

​python-dev

​node-dev

​go-dev

​rust-dev

​java-dev

​Requesting New Profiles

Profiles

Why Profiles?

Predefined Profiles vs User Profiles

Profile Sources

Profile Format

Session Hooks

Configuration

Before hook

After hook

AF_UNIX Socket Grants

Working Directory

Filesystem Overrides and Group Composition

Adding a Deny Rule to an Inherited Profile

Blocking Container Access (Docker, Podman, kubectl)

Adding Write-Only Access

Removing Groups from an Inherited Profile

Overriding a Deny Rule for a Specific Path

Suppressing Save Suggestions Without Granting Access

Suppressing Expected macOS System-Service Diagnostics

Network Configuration

Custom Credentials

Hooks (pack-declared, legacy profile field)

Rollback Exclusions

Skip Directories

Environment Variables

Creating User Profiles

Overriding Pack Profiles

Groups

How Groups Compose

Group Taxonomy

Allow Operations

Deny Operations

Other

Built-in Groups

Platform-Specific Groups

Platform Differences

Available Profiles

default

claude-code

codex

opencode

openclaw

python-dev

node-dev

go-dev

rust-dev

java-dev

Requesting New Profiles