Agent skill

Hook Commits

by danielvm-git in danielvm-git/bigpowers

Set up pre-commit hooks with lint-staged (Prettier), type checking, and tests in the current repo.

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Install Hook Commits

skills CLI

$ npx skills add danielvm-git/bigpowers --skill hook-commits -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install danielvm-git/bigpowers hook-commits --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hook-commits .claude/skills/hook-commits && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "hook-commits" agent skill from https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers/tree/main/skills/hook-commits into .claude/skills/hook-commits/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hook-commits", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers/tree/main/skills/hook-commits

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add danielvm-git/bigpowers --skill hook-commits -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install danielvm-git/bigpowers hook-commits --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hook-commits .agents/skills/hook-commits && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "hook-commits" agent skill from https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers/tree/main/skills/hook-commits into .agents/skills/hook-commits/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hook-commits", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add danielvm-git/bigpowers --skill hook-commits -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install danielvm-git/bigpowers hook-commits --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hook-commits .cursor/skills/hook-commits && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "hook-commits" agent skill from https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers/tree/main/skills/hook-commits into .cursor/skills/hook-commits/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hook-commits", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers.git --path skills/hook-commits

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add danielvm-git/bigpowers --skill hook-commits -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install danielvm-git/bigpowers hook-commits --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hook-commits .gemini/skills/hook-commits && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "hook-commits" agent skill from https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers/tree/main/skills/hook-commits into .gemini/skills/hook-commits/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hook-commits", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install danielvm-git/bigpowers hook-commits

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add danielvm-git/bigpowers --skill hook-commits -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hook-commits .github/skills/hook-commits && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "hook-commits" agent skill from https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers/tree/main/skills/hook-commits into .github/skills/hook-commits/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hook-commits", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add danielvm-git/bigpowers --skill hook-commits -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install danielvm-git/bigpowers hook-commits --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hook-commits .opencode/skills/hook-commits && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "hook-commits" agent skill from https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers/tree/main/skills/hook-commits into .opencode/skills/hook-commits/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hook-commits", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: hook-commits
GitHub stars: 256
Token cost: ~623 tokens
SKILL.md length: 240 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 39
Repo updated: Sep 21, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Set up pre-commit hooks with lint-staged (Prettier), type checking, and tests in the current repo.

Works in 8 steps: Detect package manager → Install dependencies → Initialize Husky → …
User wants to add pre-commit hooks
SKILL.md covers What This Sets Up, Steps and Notes
Calls npx, npm and prettier

What it does

Hook Commits is an agent skill from danielvm-git/bigpowers. Set up pre-commit hooks with lint-staged (Prettier), type checking, and tests in the current repo. Use when user wants to add pre-commit hooks, set up Husky, configure lint-staged, or add commit-time formatting/typechecking/testing.

Its SKILL.md is about 620 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Linting and formatting and Type safety. It works with Prettier and npm. The repository describes itself as: Agent skills synthesizing years of software engineering discipline into a prescriptive methodology for solo developers. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

User wants to add pre-commit hooks
Configure lint-staged
Add commit-time formatting/typechecking/testing

Example prompts

“/hook-commits”

Requirements

Node.js

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Detect package manager
Install dependencies
Initialize Husky
Create .husky/pre-commit
Create .lintstagedrc
Create .prettierrc (if missing)
Verify
Commit

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 812d57a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- npx
- npm
- prettier
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx and npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Hook Commits loads about 623 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 240 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~61
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~623

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from danielvm-git/bigpowers at commit 812d57a, republished under its MIT licence (© danielvm-git). 240 words, ~623 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/hook-commits/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: hook-commits
description: Set up pre-commit hooks with lint-staged (Prettier), type checking, and tests in the current repo. Use when user wants to add pre-commit hooks, set up Husky, configure lint-staged, or add commit-time formatting/typechecking/testing.
model: haiku
effort: standard

Hook Commits

HARD GATE — HARD GATE — Pre-commit and commit-msg hooks must run before any commit lands. Skipping hooks (--no-verify) is forbidden unless explicitly authorized for a specific commit and documented.

What This Sets Up

Husky pre-commit hook
lint-staged running Prettier on all staged files
Prettier config (if missing)
typecheck and test scripts in the pre-commit hook

Steps

1. Detect package manager

Check for package-lock.json (npm), pnpm-lock.yaml (pnpm), yarn.lock (yarn), bun.lockb (bun). Use whichever is present. Default to npm if unclear.

2. Install dependencies

Install as devDependencies:

husky lint-staged prettier

3. Initialize Husky

bash

npx husky init

This creates .husky/ dir and adds prepare: "husky" to package.json.

4. Create `.husky/pre-commit`

Write this file (no shebang needed for Husky v9+):

npx lint-staged
npm run typecheck
npm run test

Adapt: Replace npm with detected package manager. If repo has no typecheck or test script in package.json, omit those lines and tell the user.

5. Create `.lintstagedrc`

json

{
  "*": "prettier --ignore-unknown --write"
}

6. Create `.prettierrc` (if missing)

Only create if no Prettier config exists. Use these defaults:

json

{
  "useTabs": false,
  "tabWidth": 2,
  "printWidth": 80,
  "singleQuote": false,
  "trailingComma": "es5",
  "semi": true,
  "arrowParens": "always"
}

7. Verify

.husky/pre-commit exists and is executable
.lintstagedrc exists
prepare script in package.json is "husky"
prettier config exists
Run npx lint-staged to verify it works

8. Commit

Stage all changed/created files and commit with message: chore: add pre-commit hooks (husky + lint-staged + prettier)

This will run through the new pre-commit hooks — a good smoke test that everything works.

Notes

Husky v9+ doesn't need shebangs in hook files
prettier --ignore-unknown skips files Prettier can't parse (images, etc.)
The pre-commit runs lint-staged first (fast, staged-only), then full typecheck and tests

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/hook-commits of danielvm-git/bigpowers.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 812d57a

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Questions about Hook Commits

What does Hook Commits do?

Set up pre-commit hooks with lint-staged (Prettier), type checking, and tests in the current repo. Hook Commits is an agent skill from danielvm-git/bigpowers. Set up pre-commit hooks with lint-staged (Prettier), type checking, and tests in the current repo.

When should I use Hook Commits?

Hook Commits fits situations like: user wants to add pre-commit hooks; configure lint-staged; add commit-time formatting/typechecking/testing.

How do I install Hook Commits in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add danielvm-git/bigpowers --skill hook-commits -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hook-commits in danielvm-git/bigpowers) into .claude/skills/hook-commits in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Hook Commits in Codex?

Run `npx skills add danielvm-git/bigpowers --skill hook-commits -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hook-commits in danielvm-git/bigpowers) into .agents/skills/hook-commits in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Hook Commits in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add danielvm-git/bigpowers --skill hook-commits -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hook-commits, .gemini/skills/hook-commits, .github/skills/hook-commits and .opencode/skills/hook-commits in your project.

What does Hook Commits need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Hook Commits needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx, npm and prettier). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Hook Commits access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx and npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Hook Commits safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Hook Commits use?

Hook Commits is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Hook Commits use?

About 623 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Hook Commits?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hook Commits: Setup Pre Commit (fossasia/eventyay-interpretation, 1.6k stars), Setup Pre Commit (vinvcn/mattpocock-skills-zh-CN, 4.6k stars), Git PR Workflow (andymai/brepjs, 114 stars) and Setup Pre Commit (devcxl/mattpocock-skills-zh, 433 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Hook Commits?

danielvm-git (a GitHub user) maintains it in danielvm-git/bigpowers, which has 256 GitHub stars. The repository holds 39 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 21, 2026.

Source: danielvm-git/bigpowers on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Hook Commits

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Hook Commits

What This Sets Up

Steps

1. Detect package manager

2. Install dependencies

3. Initialize Husky

4. Create .husky/pre-commit

5. Create .lintstagedrc

6. Create .prettierrc (if missing)

7. Verify

8. Commit

Notes

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Questions about Hook Commits

4. Create `.husky/pre-commit`

5. Create `.lintstagedrc`

6. Create `.prettierrc` (if missing)