setup-pre-commit

Install husky, lint-staged, and prettier as devDependencies, then run npx husky init to create the .husky directory. Add a .husky/pre-commit file that runs lint-staged, typecheck, and tests, and Husky will execute it on every commit.

Use lint-staged with a .lintstagedrc config mapping files to prettier --ignore-unknown --write. lint-staged runs the command only on staged files, keeping pre-commit checks fast even in large repositories.

Yes, Husky works with any package manager. The setup detects the package manager from lockfiles like pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, or bun.lockb and adapts the hook commands accordingly, defaulting to npm when unclear.

Common causes are a missing prepare script in package.json (it should be "husky"), a non-executable .husky/pre-commit file, or hooks not installed because npm install was not run after adding the prepare script.

The pre-commit hook should omit those lines if the corresponding scripts do not exist in package.json. The setup checks for their presence and only includes commands that will actually run, then informs you of what was skipped.