diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3d304e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": ["Bash(bash tools/github.sh:*)"]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tools/github.sh b/tools/github.sh
index 841ccb2..1fa2e67 100644
--- a/tools/github.sh
+++ b/tools/github.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 # One narrow door to this repository's GitHub API.
 #
+#     tools/github.sh GET  ""                 (the repository itself)
 #     tools/github.sh GET  /pulls
 #     tools/github.sh PUT  /pulls/7/merge '{"merge_method":"squash"}'
 #     tools/github.sh POST /releases '{"tag_name":"v1.1.0"}'
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ case "$METHOD" in
 esac
 
 # A path only, so no amount of creativity redirects this at another repository
-# or another host.
+# or another host. An empty path is the repository itself.
 case "$PATH_UNDER_REPO" in
-    /*) ;;
+    ""|/*) ;;
     *) echo "path must start with /" >&2; exit 2 ;;
 esac
 case "$PATH_UNDER_REPO" in