install-hooks

Agent Building

Install plugin hooks into project .claude/ for persistent use without plugin loaded

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/sd0xdev/sd0x-dev-flow/blob/HEAD/skills/install-hooks/SKILL.md

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Install Hooks

Trigger

Keywords: install hooks, setup hooks, copy hooks, install-hooks

When NOT to Use

Installing rules (use /install-rules)
Installing scripts (use /install-scripts)
Full project setup (use /project-setup)

Workflow

Phase 1: Locate plugin hooks dir
Phase 2: Enumerate hook scripts
Phase 3: Determine install set (--all, specific names, or interactive)
Phase 4a: Copy scripts to .claude/hooks/
Phase 4b: Merge hook definitions into settings.json
Phase 4c: Update manifest
Phase 4.5: Backfill CLAUDE.md references
Phase 5: Output report

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS

Argument	Description
`--all`	Install all available hooks
`--list`	List available hooks without installing
`--dry-run`	Show what would be installed, no changes
`--force`	Overwrite existing hooks with different content
`--local`	Write to settings.local.json instead of settings.json
`--guard-mode warn\|strict`	Set stop-guard mode during install
`hook-names...`	Specific hooks to install

Two-Layer Install

Layer	Target	Content
Scripts	`.claude/hooks/*.sh`	Executable hook scripts
Definitions	`settings.json` hooks entries	Event → script path mapping

Conflict Handling

Script Status	Settings Status	Action
Missing	Missing	Install both
Identical	Present	Skip (up to date)
Different	Present	AskUserQuestion

Output

## Install Hooks Report

| Hook | Script | Settings | Status |
|------|--------|----------|--------|
| post-edit-format | ✅ | ✅ | installed |
| stop-guard | ✅ | ⏭️ | skipped (identical) |

Scripts: N installed | Settings entries: M merged