Claude Code Hooks

Claude Code Hooks: Your Safety Net

Claude Code Hooks

Six shell scripts that run automatically to protect your environment, your git history, and your sanity.

Why hooks matter

Claude Code can run shell commands, edit files, and interact with git on your behalf. That's incredibly powerful - and without guardrails, incredibly risky.

Automatic protection

Hooks fire before and after every tool use. They block dangerous commands before they run, not after.

Silent guardrails

Scripts run in the background. You don't see them unless something gets blocked. Set once, forget it.

Full audit trail

Every file change gets logged with a timestamp. See exactly what Claude touched and when.

One-click restore

Timestamped backups before every edit. The last 10 versions of each file, always available.

The 6 hooks

Click any hook to expand the full script. Copy and save to your hooks directory.

Activate all hooks in settings.json

Add this configuration to your ~/.claude/settings.json to wire up all six hooks. After saving, run: chmod +x ~/.claude/hooks/*.sh

Copy each script and save to ~/.claude/hooks/ with its exact filename.

Paste the full JSON configuration below into your settings file.

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Quick reference

All six hooks at a glance.

Want this running in your business, not just your terminal? Our Claude Code development agency ships it for you, or book a free consultation to scope your setup.

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