08-hook-generate

Agent Building

Generate a hook, a handler that runs at a lifecycle event, across the host AI tools. Use when the user wants to create, scaffold, or refactor a hook, or automate an action at a lifecycle point. Not for other artifacts like skills or rules.

QUICK START

How to use this skill

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/ai-driven-dev/framework/blob/HEAD/plugins/aidd-context/skills/08-hook-generate/SKILL.md

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Hook Generate

Builds one hook: an entry merged into the chosen scope for each supported tool, plus the backing script.

Actions

#	Action	Role	Input
01	`capture-hook`	Clarify the moment, action, matcher, scope, tools	user request
02	`write-hook`	Merge the entry per tool, write the script	the captured spec
03	`validate`	Check the file, the merge, and the moment fit	files written

Run the actions in order, 01 → 03, and run each action's ## Test before the next. Before running an action, read its file in actions/, not only the table or assets.

References

references/hook-authoring.md: the contract (R1-R7), the lifecycle moments, and the handler, matcher, and exit-code model.
references/tool-paths.md: per-tool support, moment-to-event names, file formats, scopes, and write targets.

Assets

assets/hook-template.json: the entry scaffold.
assets/hook-script-template.sh: the backing-script scaffold.