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Author AgentOps runtime hooks.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/blob/HEAD/skills/agent/hooks-authoring/SKILL.md

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$hooks-authoring - Hook Authoring Workflow

Purpose: create or review AgentOps runtime hooks with portable behavior, clear matchers, deterministic tests, and CI-compatible validation.

Execute this workflow. Do not only describe it.

Route

Use this skill when work touches hooks/hooks.json, hooks/*.sh, lib/hook-helpers.sh, hook schemas, or tests that exercise runtime hooks.

Workflow

  1. Locate the hook surface.
    • Runtime manifest: hooks/hooks.json
    • Hook scripts: hooks/*.sh
    • Shared helpers: lib/hook-helpers.sh
    • Schema: schemas/hooks-manifest.v1.schema.json
    • Tests and parity checks: tests/, scripts/validate-hooks-doc-parity.sh
  2. Select the lifecycle event and matcher.
  3. Define the contract before editing.
    • Inputs consumed from hook JSON.
    • Output schema and exit-code behavior.
    • Fail-open vs fail-closed decision.
    • Kill switch, timeout, and portability constraints.
  4. Implement narrowly.
    • Use set -euo pipefail in shell hooks.
    • Resolve paths from the manifest/plugin root rather than the caller CWD.
    • Avoid eval, backticks, unquoted variables, and implicit globbing.
    • Keep hook output to the portable subset validated by scripts/test-hooks-output.sh.
  5. Wire the manifest.
    • Use the narrowest matcher that covers the target tool or lifecycle.
    • Add explicit timeout values.
    • Preserve existing ordering unless the behavior depends on ordering.
  6. Test directly and through repo gates.
    • For fixture patterns, read references/test-harness.md.
    • Run the hook with representative JSON fixtures.
    • Run bash scripts/validate-hooks-doc-parity.sh.
    • Run bash scripts/test-hooks-output.sh when output changes.
    • Run ShellCheck for touched shell files.
  7. Sync embedded artifacts when required.
    • If hooks/, lib/hook-helpers.sh, or skills/standards/references/ changed, run cd cli && make sync-hooks.
  8. Record evidence.
    • Note touched files, fixture commands, gate output, and any intentional fail-open/fail-closed choices.

Guardrails

  • Do not broaden a matcher to hide a missing case; add a second hook entry.
  • Do not rely on hook output fields that Codex ignores.
  • Do not store session secrets, transcripts, or local runtime state in tracked hook fixtures.
  • Keep hook authoring documentation separate from active guard behavior. For edit-scope enforcement, use $scope.

References