yaml-hooks

Guides safe editing of YAML configuration files, manifests, and hook-registration wiring.

Updated Jul 8, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/NarenKarthikBM/specseyal --skill yaml-hooks-narenkarthikbm
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Skill: yaml-hooks
Source: https://github.com/NarenKarthikBM/specseyal/tree/main/.claude/skills/yaml-hooks
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/NarenKarthikBM/specseyal --skill yaml-hooks-narenkarthikbm

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Editing shared YAML manifests and hook registrations is error-prone: reordered keys can change precedence, concurrent writes can corrupt files, and a single syntax error fails silently for downstream consumers. This Skill injects guardrails whenever a task touches YAML configuration. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Structure Preservation: Keeps existing key order and grouping intact when editing shared manifests, since ordering often encodes precedence. - Concurrency Safety: Prevents bare read-edit-write cycles on files modified by multiple processes, requiring locks or atomic write-then-rename instead. - Validation & Schema Matching: Ensures YAML parses correctly and matches the exact schema the consuming code expects before the task is considered done. - Use Case: When adding a new hook registration to a CI manifest, the Skill ensures the addition is additive to existing hook chains, commented where non-obvious, and validated against the consumer's parser. ## Quick Start Add a new pre-commit hook entry to the existing hooks.yaml manifest without disturbing the current hook order, then validate the file parses.

Frequently Asked Questions about yaml-hooks

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I safely edit a shared YAML manifest?

Preserve the existing key order and structure, since hand-authored ordering often encodes precedence or grouping. Only reorder keys when the task explicitly calls for it, and validate that the file parses before finishing.

How to add a hook registration without breaking existing hooks?

Keep the addition additive to the existing hook chain. A new registration should not silently replace or reorder an existing hook's fire-point unless the task is specifically about that reordering.

Why does my YAML config fail even though it parses correctly?

A syntactically valid file can still fail if it does not match the schema the consumer expects. An extra or missing key in a strictly parsed config causes a startup failure, so check the consuming code's expectations, not just YAML validity.

What happens when two processes write the same YAML file?

Concurrent read-modify-write cycles risk corruption and lost updates. Never hand-merge a manifest another process also writes; merge under a lock or use an atomic write-then-rename instead of a bare read-edit-write.

When should I add comments to YAML configuration?

Comment anything non-obvious that is not clear from the key name alone. A hook's fire-point, a key's valid enum values, or a manifest's consumer each deserve one line of explanation.