Setup Pre Commit

Setup Pre-Commit Hooks

Installs a pre-commit hook that runs format -> lint -> test before every commit, adapted to the repo's stack. Runs standalone or is called by bootstrap-issues during repo bootstrap so every committed change is formatted, linted, and tested locally before it reaches the CI test gate.

The hook config is committed (shared with every agent). Husky self-installs via its prepare script on npm install; every other stack needs a one-time activation command per fresh clone - see step 4.

1. Detect the stack

Same marker files as bootstrap-issues (check the repo root or the obvious project subdir):

Monorepo, or the test command / project dir is ambiguous (tests in a subdir like backend/) -> ask the user. Omit any lint/test step whose tool or script isn't present and tell the user what you skipped.

2. Set up the hook (per stack)

JS/TS - Husky + lint-staged + Prettier

1. Detect the package manager: package-lock.json->npm, pnpm-lock.yaml->pnpm, yarn.lock->yarn, bun.lockb->bun. Default to npm.
2. Install as devDependencies: husky lint-staged prettier.
3. npx husky init - creates .husky/ and adds "prepare": "husky" to package.json. The prepare script auto-installs the hook on every npm install, so JS/TS needs no per-clone activation.
4. Write .husky/pre-commit (no shebang for Husky v9+; swap npm for the detected PM; omit a line whose script is missing):

   npx lint-staged
   npm run typecheck
   npm run test
   

5. .lintstagedrc:

   { "*": "prettier --ignore-unknown --write" }
   

   If eslint is configured, add a line: "*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}": "eslint --fix".
6. .prettierrc - only if no Prettier config already exists:

   {
     "useTabs": false,
     "tabWidth": 2,
     "printWidth": 80,
     "singleQuote": false,
     "trailingComma": "es5",
     "semi": true,
     "arrowParens": "always"
   }
   

Python - the pre-commit framework

1. Install pre-commit (pip install pre-commit, or as a dev dependency / via uv/pipx).
2. Write .pre-commit-config.yaml (pin rev to the latest ruff release):

   repos:
     - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
       rev: v0.6.9
       hooks:
         - id: ruff           # lint
           args: [--fix]
         - id: ruff-format    # format
     - repo: local
       hooks:
         - id: pytest
           name: pytest
           entry: pytest -q
           language: system
           pass_filenames: false
           stages: [pre-commit]
   

   Drop the pytest hook if the repo has no tests.
3. pre-commit install - writes .git/hooks/pre-commit (per-clone activation, step 4).

Rust / Go - tracked git hook

.git/hooks isn't shared, so commit the hook under .githooks/ and point git at it.

1. Write .githooks/pre-commit and chmod +x it.

   Rust:

   #!/usr/bin/env bash
   set -euo pipefail
   cargo fmt --all -- --check
   cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
   cargo test
   

   Go:

   #!/usr/bin/env bash
   set -euo pipefail
   test -z "$(gofmt -l .)" || { echo "run gofmt -w ."; exit 1; }
   go vet ./...
   go test ./...
   

2. git config core.hooksPath .githooks (per-clone activation, step 4).

3. Verify

Exercise the hook without committing, and fix config until it passes clean:

• JS/TS: stage a file, then npx lint-staged.
• Python: pre-commit run --all-files.
• Rust/Go: run .githooks/pre-commit directly.

4. Activation per clone - record it in the docs

Husky self-installs via prepare; every other stack needs one command after a fresh clone. Add it to the repo's contributor docs (README and/or CLAUDE.md - which AGENTS.md symlinks to) so agents enable the hook:

• Python: pre-commit install
• Rust/Go: git config core.hooksPath .githooks

git config and .git/hooks are shared across a repo's worktrees, so a single activation covers every worktree - only a brand-new clone re-runs it.

5. Commit

Stage the created/changed files and commit chore: add pre-commit hooks (format + lint + test). The commit runs through the new hook - a built-in smoke test that it works.

Notes

• Order is format -> lint -> test: cheap staged-only work first, full test suite last.
• Idempotent: skip a config file that already exists (.prettierrc, .pre-commit-config.yaml, .githooks/pre-commit); re-running just re-verifies.
• Husky v9+ hook files need no shebang; prettier --ignore-unknown skips files it can't parse (images, etc.).
• Called by bootstrap-issues so the local gate mirrors the CI test gate - keep the hook's test command consistent with the CI workflow's.