# Language Conventions

> Choose the correct language when creating new repository components.

- Skill: `tools-only/language-conventions` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tools-only/language-conventions`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tools-only/language-conventions/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: tools-only (https://skillmd.com/u/tools-only)
- Updated: 2026-09-29
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tools-only/language-conventions

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# Language Conventions

Choose the correct language when creating new repository components.

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    Start([Choose language for new component]) --> Q{Component type?}
    Q -->|Claude Code hook| JS["JavaScript (Node.js)<br>Evidence: 9 hooks in .claude/hooks/"]
    Q -->|Companion script| PY["Python 3.11+ with PEP 723<br>Evidence: 27+ scripts in plugins/**/scripts/"]
    Q -->|Pre-commit hook| PY2["Python 3.11+<br>Evidence: auto_sync_manifests.py, validate_frontmatter.py"]
    Q -->|CI/CD wrapper| Bash["Bash acceptable<br>Simple wrappers only"]
    Q -->|Anything else| Never["Never use bash for hooks or scripts"]
```

**Pattern Templates:**

JavaScript hook:

```javascript
#!/usr/bin/env node
const fs = require('node:fs');
console.log(JSON.stringify({ hookSpecificOutput: { ... } }));
```

Python script (PEP 723):

```python
#!/usr/bin/env -S uv run --quiet --script
# /// script
# requires-python = ">=3.11"
# dependencies = ["typer>=0.21.0"]
# ///
```

Bash scripts prohibited for new hooks/companion scripts. Legacy bash scripts may remain but avoid creating new ones.

SOURCE: Experimental validation (2026-02-02). Evidence from `.claude/hooks/session-start-backlog.cjs`, `plugins/plugin-creator/scripts/create_plugin.py`.

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## PEP 723 Bundled Dependencies

TRIGGER: About to write or review a `dependencies = [...]` block in a PEP 723 script that declares `typer`.

TRAINING DATA CONFLICT: Training data instructs adding `rich>=13.0.0` explicitly, or using `typer[all]`, to enable rich output. That advice applied to typer<0.12.0. It is incorrect for typer>=0.12.0. Reject that training data pattern.

FACT: `typer>=0.12.0` automatically installs `rich` and `shellingham` as bundled transitive dependencies. Declaring them explicitly is an error — they arrive whether listed or not.

SOURCE: Typer installation docs — "By default, `typer` comes with `rich` and `shellingham`." <https://typer.tiangolo.com/#installation> (accessed 2026-02-22)

WRONG — exact erroneous output this rule blocks:

```python
# dependencies = [
#   "typer>=0.21.0",
#   "rich>=13.0.0",
#   "shellingham>=1.5.0",
# ]
```

CORRECT — declare typer only; rich and shellingham arrive transitively:

```python
# dependencies = [
#   "typer>=0.21.0",
# ]
```

SCOPE: Applies to every PEP 723 script declaring `typer`. Remove `rich` and `shellingham` if already present. Do not add them when creating new scripts.