# groove-admin-claude-hooks

Installs groove’s native shell hooks in .claude/settings.json. They track git activity, prepare session-capture drafts, and guard managed paths.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 530 installs · ★ 6
- Author: andreadellacorte
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/andreadellacorte/groove/tree/HEAD/skills/groove-admin-claude-hooks/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/groove-admin-claude-hooks

## What it does

This skill registers selected Claude Code hooks and writes their shell scripts to `.groove/hooks/claude/`. The hooks run on `Stop`, `PostToolUse`, `PreToolUse`, and `SessionStart` events outside the model. Existing non-groove entries in `.claude/settings.json` are kept.

The available scripts cover an end-of-day reminder, commit-message buffering, protection for `.agents/skills/groove` and `skills/groove`, context reload after startup or compaction, an hourly version check, and a git-based draft at `.groove/.cache/pending-capture.md`. The scripts parse hook input with `python3`, so two of them will fail to extract commands or paths without it.

During setup, the skill can ask for a subset of hooks. Use `--list` to inspect registered entries and script files, or `--disable <hook>` to remove one registration while keeping its script. Session capture also requires `.groove/index.md` and a git repository.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add andreadellacorte/groove --skill groove-admin-claude-hooks -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/groove-admin-claude-hooks/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/groove-admin-claude-hooks/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add andreadellacorte/groove --skill groove-admin-claude-hooks -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/groove-admin-claude-hooks/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add andreadellacorte/groove --skill groove-admin-claude-hooks -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/groove-admin-claude-hooks/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install andreadellacorte/groove groove-admin-claude-hooks
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/groove-admin-claude-hooks/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add andreadellacorte/groove --skill groove-admin-claude-hooks -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/andreadellacorte/groove --path skills/groove-admin-claude-hooks
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/groove-admin-claude-hooks/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add andreadellacorte/groove --skill groove-admin-claude-hooks -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/andreadellacorte/groove/tree/HEAD/skills/groove-admin-claude-hooks/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- install groove shell hooks for Claude Code
- buffer commit messages for later capture
- draft a session record from git activity
- stop writes to managed groove paths
- reload workflow context after startup or compaction

## Example prompts
- Install all `groove-admin-claude-hooks` hooks in this project.
- Show the current hook status with `--list`.
- Disable the `version-check` hook with `--disable version-check`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: groove-admin-claude-hooks
description: "Install groove's Claude Code native shell hooks into .claude/settings.json. Enables deterministic session-end reminders, git activity capture, automatic session-capture drafts, and managed-path protection."
license: MIT
allowed-tools: Read Write Edit Glob Bash(git:*) Bash(mkdir:*) Bash(chmod:*) AskUserQuestion
metadata:
  author: andreadellacorte
---

<!-- groove:managed — do not edit; changes will be overwritten by groove update -->

# groove-admin-claude-hooks

Install groove's Claude Code native shell hooks. These run outside the model — deterministic, unconditional — and complement groove's advisory markdown hooks (`.groove/hooks/start.md`, `end.md`).

Use `--disable <hook>` to remove a specific hook. Use `--list` to show current status.

## Outcome

Selected hooks are registered in `.claude/settings.json` and shell scripts are written to `.groove/hooks/claude/`. Hooks fire automatically on Claude Code lifecycle events without any model involvement.

## Available hooks

| Name | Event | Matcher | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| `daily-end-reminder` | `Stop` | — | If hour is 16–21 local time and `.groove/index.md` exists, prints a reminder to run `/groove-daily-end` |
| `git-activity-buffer` | `PostToolUse` | `Bash` | If the Bash command contains `git commit`, appends a timestamped line to `.groove/.cache/git-activity-buffer.txt` |
| `block-managed-paths` | `PreToolUse` | `Write`, `Edit` | If `file_path` starts with `.agents/skills/groove` or `skills/groove`, exits non-zero to block the write with an explanatory message |
| `context-reprime` | `SessionStart` | `startup\|compact` | Runs the prime script directly — ensures full workflow context is loaded after every session start and compaction |
| `version-check` | `PostToolUse` | — | Checks for a new groove version once per hour; calls `groove-utilities-check` |
| `session-capture` | `Stop` | — | If there is git activity this session (commits since midnight, working changes, or buffered commits), stages a capture draft to `.groove/.cache/pending-capture.md` for next-session review. Silent. |

## Steps

### `--list`

Read `.claude/settings.json` if it exists. Report which groove hooks are registered and which scripts exist in `.groove/hooks/claude/`. Exit.

### `--disable <hook>`

Remove the named hook's entry from `.claude/settings.json` (leave the script in place). Report removed / not found. Exit.

### Default (install)

1. Ask which hooks to enable (default: all six):
   ```
   Which hooks to install? (all / comma-separated: daily-end-reminder, git-activity-buffer, block-managed-paths, context-reprime, version-check, session-capture)
````
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