What problem does it solve?
This Skill streamlines the creation, configuration, and management of Claude Code plugin hooks, simplifying the process of implementing event-driven automation in your development workflows.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Comprehensive Hook Management: Offers guidance on creating and managing various hook types such as PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop, SessionStart, and more.
- Advanced Prompt-Based Hooks: Provides a method for complex, context-aware validation through natural language reasoning.
- Command Hooks for Determinism: Utilizes bash commands for fast, deterministic checks.
- Plugin and Settings Configuration: Supports configuration of hooks in both plugin
hooks.json and user settings.json files.
- Use Case: Use this Skill to set up event-driven automation in your Claude Code plugins, such as validating tool use before execution or logging session start and end events.
Quick Start
To validate a tool use with a prompt-based hook, run:
claude --run hook-development/PreToolUse --input '{"tool_input": {"command": "git push"}}'