hooks

To prevent destructive shell commands, lifecycle hooks intercept tool-use events before execution and validate them against safety guardrails, blocking any dangerous operations automatically before they run.

You can automatically format code files by configuring a post-tool lifecycle hook to trigger formatting commands, like running Prettier on TypeScript files, immediately after every edit operation without relying on the model to remember.

Lifecycle hooks work by integrating with the agent's hook system to intercept tool-use events, validating the inputs and outputs against specific triggers like file edits or shell commands to ensure consistent formatting and linting.

Yes, you can block unauthorized commands by moving enforcement from soft prompts to hard, deterministic lifecycle hooks that validate actions based on specific triggers and intercept dangerous operations before execution.

The primary limitation of lifecycle hooks is that they require integration with the agent's underlying hook system to reliably intercept and validate tool inputs and outputs, meaning they cannot function without this native architectural support.