What are Hooks?

Hooks

Automation triggers that execute actions based on events. Browse and install from aitmpl.com.

🪝 What are Hooks?

Hooks are automation scripts that trigger actions when specific events occur in your development workflow. They run automatically in the background.

Installation

📦 Basic Installation

Install this component locally in your project. Works with your existing Claude Code setup.

npx claude-code-templates@latest --hook git/auto-git-add --yes

Multiple Hooks

npx claude-code-templates@latest --hook notifications/discord-notifications,git/smart-commit --yes

⚙️ Hook Configuration

Most hooks require configuration after installation:

Environment Variables

# Notification hooks
DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL=your_discord_webhook
SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=your_slack_webhook
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_telegram_token

# Deployment hooks
DEPLOY_API_KEY=your_deploy_key
STAGING_URL=your_staging_url
PRODUCTION_URL=your_production_url

🔄 Hook Events

Hooks trigger on various events:

• File changes → git/auto-git-add
• Commits → git/pre-commit-validation
• File save → quality/lint-on-save
• Test run → testing/coverage-reporter

🛠️ Managing Hooks

Enable/Disable Hooks

# Disable a hook
echo '{"enabled": false}' > .claude/hooks/discord-notifications.json

# Re-enable a hook
echo '{"enabled": true}' > .claude/hooks/discord-notifications.json

📁 Hook Categories

Browse hooks by automation area to add the right triggers for your workflow:

Git Automation

Automatic Git operations and version control workflows. Examples: auto-git-add for automatic staging, smart-commit for intelligent commits, pre-commit-validation for quality checks.

Notifications

Real-time alerts to communication platforms. Examples: discord-notifications for Discord alerts, slack-notifications for team updates, telegram-notifications for mobile alerts.

Testing & Quality

Automated testing and code quality enforcement. Examples: auto-test-runner for continuous testing, coverage-reporter for test metrics, lint-on-save for code quality.

Performance Monitoring

Performance tracking and system optimization. Examples: performance-monitor for system metrics, memory-tracker for resource usage, build-time-tracker for compilation monitoring.

Deployment

Automated deployment and CI/CD triggers. Examples: auto-deploy for automatic deployment, staging-deploy for environment management, production-guard for safety checks.

Documentation

Automatic documentation maintenance. Examples: auto-doc-update for documentation sync, changelog-generator for release notes, api-doc-sync for API documentation.

🎯 How to Choose Hooks

Select hooks based on your team structure and automation needs:

By Team Size

• Solo projects: Use auto-git-add and performance-monitor for personal productivity
• Small teams: Add slack-notifications and auto-test-runner for coordination
• Large teams: Include pre-commit-validation and production-guard for safety

By Project Type

• Web applications: Choose auto-test-runner and auto-deploy for development automation
• Open source libraries: Use changelog-generator and lint-on-save for maintenance
• API services: Select performance-monitor and api-doc-sync for service management

By Development Stage

• Active development: Focus on auto-git-add and lint-on-save for productivity
• Testing phase: Use coverage-reporter and slack-notifications for visibility
• Production: Add production-guard and deployment-metrics for reliability

💡 Pro Tips

• Start with Git hooks for basic automation
• Add notifications for team coordination
• Use testing hooks for quality assurance
• Monitor performance with tracking hooks
• Browse aitmpl.com for specialized automation

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