Git Hooks Setup

aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/skills/git-hooks-setup

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Implement Git hooks using Husky, pre-commit, and custom scripts. Enforce code quality, linting, and testing before commits and pushes.

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Sets up Git hooks with Husky, pre-commit, and custom scripts to enforce code quality before commits and pushes.

What it does: This skill guides the configuration of Git hooks that run automated checks before commits and pushes. It covers Husky installation, pre-commit hooks for Node.js and Python, commit message validation with commitlint, secret detection, and pre-push test runs. It ships reference guides, a test scaffolding script, and a test template.
When to use it: Use it when adding pre-commit linting, formatting, or secret scanning to a repository, validating commit message conventions, or running tests before push. It suits teams wanting consistent, shared code quality standards enforced through Git hooks.
Requirements: Requires Git and a Node.js/npm environment for Husky and commitlint, or Python with the pre-commit framework for Python projects. It ships executable scripts (scripts/scaffold-tests.sh) and a template (templates/test-template.js).

Overview

Configure Git hooks to enforce code quality standards, run automated checks, and prevent problematic commits from being pushed to shared repositories.

When to Use

Pre-commit code quality checks
Commit message validation
Preventing secrets in commits
Running tests before push
Code formatting enforcement
Linting configuration
Team-wide standards enforcement

Quick Start

Minimal working example:

bash

#!/bin/bash# setup-husky.sh
# Install Huskynpm install husky --save-dev
# Initialize Huskynpx husky install
# Create pre-commit hooknpx husky add .husky/pre-commit "npm run lint"
# Create commit-msg hooknpx husky add .husky/commit-msg 'npx --no -- commitlint --edit "$1"'
# Create pre-push hooknpx husky add .husky/pre-push "npm run test"
# Create post-merge hooknpx husky add .husky/post-merge "npm install"

#!/bin/bash# setup-husky.sh
# Install Huskynpm install husky --save-dev
# Initialize Huskynpx husky install
# Create pre-commit hooknpx husky add .husky/pre-commit "npm run lint"
# Create commit-msg hooknpx husky add .husky/commit-msg 'npx --no -- commitlint --edit "$1"'
# Create pre-push hooknpx husky add .husky/pre-push "npm run test"
# Create post-merge hooknpx husky add .husky/post-merge "npm install"

Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:

Guide	Contents
Husky Installation and Configuration [blocked]	Husky Installation and Configuration
Pre-commit Hook (Node.js) [blocked]	Pre-commit Hook (Node.js)
Commit Message Validation [blocked]	Commit Message Validation
Commitlint Configuration [blocked]	Commitlint Configuration, Pre-push Hook (Comprehensive)
Pre-commit Framework (Python) [blocked]	Pre-commit Framework (Python)
Secret Detection Hook [blocked]	Secret Detection Hook, Husky in package.json

Best Practices

✅ DO

Enforce pre-commit linting and formatting
Validate commit message format
Scan for secrets before commit
Run tests on pre-push
Skip hooks only with --no-verify (rarely)
Document hook requirements in README
Use consistent hook configuration
Make hooks fast (< 5 seconds)
Provide helpful error messages
Allow developers to bypass with clear warnings

❌ DON'T

Skip checks with --no-verify
Store secrets in committed files
Use inconsistent implementations
Ignore hook errors
Run full test suite on pre-commit

Source and attribution

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Table of Contents

Overview

When to Use

Quick Start

Reference Guides

Best Practices

✅ DO

❌ DON'T

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