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pre-commit-hook-setup skill

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This skill helps you automate pre commit hook setup with step-by-step guidance, producing production-ready configurations and best-practice validation.

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---
name: "pre-commit-hook-setup"
description: |
  Configure pre commit hook setup operations. Auto-activating skill for DevOps Basics.
  Triggers on: pre commit hook setup, pre commit hook setup
  Part of the DevOps Basics skill category. Use when working with pre commit hook setup functionality. Trigger with phrases like "pre commit hook setup", "pre setup", "pre".
allowed-tools: "Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*), Grep"
version: 1.0.0
license: MIT
author: "Jeremy Longshore <[email protected]>"
---

# Pre Commit Hook Setup

## Overview

This skill provides automated assistance for pre commit hook setup tasks within the DevOps Basics domain.

## When to Use

This skill activates automatically when you:
- Mention "pre commit hook setup" in your request
- Ask about pre commit hook setup patterns or best practices
- Need help with foundational devops skills covering version control, containerization, basic ci/cd, and infrastructure fundamentals.

## Instructions

1. Provides step-by-step guidance for pre commit hook setup
2. Follows industry best practices and patterns
3. Generates production-ready code and configurations
4. Validates outputs against common standards

## Examples

**Example: Basic Usage**
Request: "Help me with pre commit hook setup"
Result: Provides step-by-step guidance and generates appropriate configurations


## Prerequisites

- Relevant development environment configured
- Access to necessary tools and services
- Basic understanding of devops basics concepts


## Output

- Generated configurations and code
- Best practice recommendations
- Validation results


## Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution |
|-------|-------|----------|
| Configuration invalid | Missing required fields | Check documentation for required parameters |
| Tool not found | Dependency not installed | Install required tools per prerequisites |
| Permission denied | Insufficient access | Verify credentials and permissions |


## Resources

- Official documentation for related tools
- Best practices guides
- Community examples and tutorials

## Related Skills

Part of the **DevOps Basics** skill category.
Tags: devops, git, docker, ci-cd, infrastructure

Overview

This skill automates and guides the setup of Git pre-commit hooks to enforce quality gates before commits. It produces step-by-step instructions, generates configuration files, and validates hooks against common standards. Use it to standardize checks such as linters, formatters, and security scans across a repository.

How this skill works

The skill inspects your repository layout and common configuration files, then recommends or generates pre-commit configuration (for example, .pre-commit-config.yaml) and hook scripts. It suggests relevant tools, creates installation and activation commands, and validates the generated configs for syntax and basic correctness. It outputs ready-to-run snippets, CI integration notes, and remediation steps for common failures.

When to use it

Initializing a new repository and enforcing code quality from the start
Adding or standardizing pre-commit hooks across team repositories
Integrating linters, formatters, and simple security scans into commit flow
Troubleshooting failing pre-commit runs or configuration errors
Preparing a repository for CI/CD pipelines that rely on pre-commit checks

Best practices

Prefer declarative configurations (e.g., .pre-commit-config.yaml) over custom scripts when possible
Keep hooks fast and focused—run expensive checks in CI rather than in every commit
Pin tool versions in configs to ensure reproducible behavior across machines
Provide clear contributor docs and an install script to activate hooks easily
Fail with helpful messages and remediation steps to reduce friction for contributors

Example use cases

Generate a .pre-commit-config.yaml that runs black, isort, and flake8 for a Python project
Add a lightweight secret-scanning hook and explain how to skip only when necessary
Convert existing shell commit-msg hooks into cross-platform Python-based hooks
Validate a repo-level hook config and produce a fix list for configuration errors
Produce CI snippets to ensure the same hooks run in pull-request checks

FAQ

Will this skill modify my repository automatically?

It suggests and generates configurations and commands; you control whether to apply them. Run the provided commands to commit changes.

Can it integrate with CI systems?

Yes. It provides integration notes and example CI snippets to run the same checks during pull-request validation.