Great article, this is amazing I had no idea about hooks. And, I thought I knew a lot about Claude Code! I will be diving into this and trying it out. I feel like I’ve been missing this feature. Thanks!
Claude Code hooks aren’t just a convenience, they’re a hidden automation layer. Once you grasp PreToolUse, PostToolUse, and SessionStart, you can enforce standards, inject context, block dangerous commands, and create persistent project awareness. This isn’t scripting; it’s infrastructure for AI-assisted development.
I am super excited to go try this!
Let me know how it goes!
Great article, this is amazing I had no idea about hooks. And, I thought I knew a lot about Claude Code! I will be diving into this and trying it out. I feel like I’ve been missing this feature. Thanks!
Claude Code hooks aren’t just a convenience, they’re a hidden automation layer. Once you grasp PreToolUse, PostToolUse, and SessionStart, you can enforce standards, inject context, block dangerous commands, and create persistent project awareness. This isn’t scripting; it’s infrastructure for AI-assisted development.
Nice post - also here's the docs: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks
The `/commands` are also useful, and you can configure your own custom commands: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/slash-commands.
Just ask Claude to help you configure everything (very meta!).