git-guardrails-claude-code

You can block dangerous git commands in Claude Code by configuring a PreToolUse Bash hook and copying a block-dangerous-git.sh script into your settings. This intercepts risky operations like push, reset --hard, clean, and branch -D before they execute.

Yes, git safety hooks can be configured at either a project-level or global level in Claude Code. Choosing the global setup applies the command blocking guardrails across all your projects automatically.

Destructive git operations to prevent include git push, git reset --hard, git clean -f/-fd, git branch -D, git checkout ., and git restore .. Blocking these stops accidental data loss and history rewrites during automated workflows.

Yes, jq is required to set up these bash hooks for blocking git commands. The PreToolUse hook script relies on jq to parse the JSON input and evaluate whether a bash command should be blocked.

PreToolUse hooks intercept git clean and checkout operations before execution, providing a safety guardrail for local development and agent-driven automation. This prevents accidental data loss by stopping the command before it runs.