create-hook

You can automate quality checks by creating hook scripts under .claude/hooks and wiring them into .claude/settings.json. This Skill scaffolds those scripts and configures PreToolUse or PostToolUse events while merging with existing settings.

A Claude Code hook is an event-driven script that triggers automated quality checks, formatting, or notifications. You need one when you want to enforce quality gates automatically during tool events across your project using command, http, prompt, or agent hook types.

Setting up a PreToolUse or PostToolUse hook in .claude/settings.json involves adding the hook script path under the appropriate event key. This Skill detects project tooling indicators like tsconfig.json or eslint config and generates the correct settings merge for you.

Yes, you can create hooks for a project with existing settings. This Skill safely merges new hook configurations into .claude/settings.json, preserving your existing hooks while adding new command, http, prompt, or agent hooks without overwriting them.

Yes, this hook scaffolding tool works with TypeScript and ESLint projects by detecting tooling indicators like tsconfig.json and eslint config files. It then proposes appropriate hooking strategies and generates ready-to-run quality check scripts tailored to your stack.

Limitations of automating project quality gates with Claude Code hooks include the need to validate happy-path and sad-path scenarios manually after scaffolding. The Skill generates scripts and settings merges, but teams must still test event triggers and ensure proper executable permissions on the generated files.