# git-add-changes

After Claude Code edits or writes a file, this hook stages that file with Git. It prepares the change for a later commit.

- hook · `type=hook` · Claude Code · 575 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/post-tool/git-add-changes.json
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/hooks/git-add-changes

## What it does

The hook runs after `Edit` and `Write`. It reads the changed file’s path from `CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH` and passes that path to `git add`, staging the file rather than every change in the project.

Errors are silenced, and the command returns successfully outside a Git repository. The hook won’t interrupt work there, but Git cannot stage the file without a repository. Install it with `npx claude-code-templates@latest --hook post-tool/git-add-changes`; its settings are in `.claude/settings.json`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --hook post-tool/git-add-changes
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/settings.json` — The hooks block: event (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop…) → command. Personal ones go to ~/.claude/settings.json

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/post-tool/git-add-changes.json

## When to use it
- stage a file after editing it
- prepare a newly written file for a commit
- automatically add files after `Edit` and `Write`

## Example prompts
- Edit `src/app.ts` and stage that file for Git.
- Create `README.md`, then add it to the Git index.
- Update `config.json` and stage the changed file.

## Source text · git-add-changes.json · MIT

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```text
{
  "description": "Automatically stage changes in git after file modifications for easier commit workflow. This hook runs 'git add' on any file that Claude edits or writes, automatically staging changes for the next commit. Includes error suppression so it won't fail in non-git repositories. Helps streamline the development workflow by preparing files for commit.",
  "hooks": {
    "PostToolUse": [
      {
        "matcher": "Edit",
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "git add \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" 2>/dev/null || true"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "matcher": "Write", 
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "git add \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" 2>/dev/null || true"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```
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© davila7 · MIT · https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/post-tool/git-add-changes.json

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