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hook-inventory — Claude Code skill: hook auditing

Inventories configured hooks and scripts in ~/.claude/hooks, then flags network activity and risky commands. Use it to review hook safety.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓
npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill hook-inventory -a claude-code
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What hook-inventory does

The skill reads configuration through the Agent Monitor Config Explorer. It fetches hooks from /api/cc-config/hooks and script listings from /api/cc-config/hook-scripts, then groups hooks by user, project, and project-local scope. You can narrow the report to an event or focus on handler scripts.

It compares configured commands with files on disk, identifying missing and unreferenced scripts. The report also flags network egress, arbitrary execution, missing timeouts, and broad matchers on destructive commands. Raw commands remain visible. Agent Monitor must be running at http://localhost:4820; if the dashboard cannot be reached, the skill tells you to run npm start from the repository root. Settings are read-only in Config Explorer, so edits belong in the source file listed in the report.

What it helps with

  • inventory hooks across user and project settings
  • find hook scripts missing from disk
  • identify scripts no configured hook calls
  • flag network activity and commands without timeouts

Example prompts for the agent

  • Inventory all hooks and assess their safety.
  • Review hooks for the PreToolUse event.
  • Check ~/.claude/hooks for scripts that no hook calls.

How to install hook-inventory

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill hook-inventory -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/hook-inventory/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/hook-inventory/

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about hook-inventory

How do I install hook-inventory in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill hook-inventory -a claude-code, then use ~/.claude/skills/hook-inventory/SKILL.md.

What does hook-inventory do?

It gathers hooks from multiple settings scopes, checks their handler scripts against files on disk, and flags potentially risky commands.

What does hook-inventory need to run?

Agent Monitor's Config Explorer must be reachable at http://localhost:4820. If the dashboard is unavailable, run npm start from the repository root.

Source text

SKILL.md · MIT
---
name: hook-inventory
description: >
  Inventory hooks across the user, project, and project-local settings plus the
  ~/.claude/hooks scripts directory — read through the Agent Monitor Config
  Explorer API — and flag hooks that POST to the network or run arbitrary
  commands. Reads /api/cc-config/hooks and /api/cc-config/hook-scripts. Use
  when auditing hook safety.
---

# Hook Inventory

Catalogue every Claude Code hook the user has configured and assess its safety —
read through the Agent Monitor dashboard at `http://localhost:4820`.

## Input

The user provides: **$ARGUMENTS**

This may be:
- empty — inventory all hooks across every scope (default).
- an event name (`PreToolUse`, `PostToolUse`, `Stop`, `SubagentStop`,
  `SessionStart`, `SessionEnd`, `UserPromptSubmit`, `Notification`,
  `PreCompact`) — restrict to that event.
- "scripts" — focus on the `~/.claude/hooks` handler scripts dir.

## Data Sources

| Endpoint | Returns |
|----------|---------|
| `GET /api/cc-config/hooks` | `{ items:[{ scope:"user"\|"project"\|"project-local", file, exists, hooks:{ <Event>:[{ matcher, type, command, timeout }] } }] }` |
| `GET /api/cc-config/hook-scripts` | `{ dir, items:[{ name, file, size, mtime }] }` — the handler scripts under `~/.claude/hooks/` |

## Report Sections

### 1. Configured hooks by scope
From `/hooks`, flatten each source into `(scope, file, Event, matcher, type,
command, timeout)`. Group by `scope` (user, project, project-local). Show the
event, matcher, hook `type`, and the raw `command`. Note which `file` each came
from so the user can edit the right one.

### 2. Hook scripts on disk
From `/hook-scripts`, list each file in `~/.claude/hooks/` with `name`, `size`
(KB), and `mtime`. Cross-reference: flag scripts referenced by a hook `command`
but missing from disk, and scripts on disk that no configured hook calls
(orphaned).

### 3. Safety flags
For every `type: "command"` entry escalate:
- **Network egress (P0)** — the command contains `curl`, `wget`, `http`,
  `https`, `nc`, or pipes output off-box. Print the destination if visible.
- **Arbitrary execution (P1)** — pipes to `sh`/`bash`, evaluates downloaded
  content, or runs an unpinned interpreter on attacker-influenceable input.
- **No timeout (P2)** — a `command` hook with `timeout: null`; it can hang a
  session indefinitely.
- **Broad matcher (P3)** — `matcher: "*"` or empty on a destructive command.

## Output

- Section 1 as a table (`Scope | Event | Matcher | Type | Command | Timeout`).
- Section 3 as a findings table (`Hook | Risk | Severity | Detail`) with a
  one-line verdict first (SAFE / REVIEW NEEDED / RISKY HOOKS).
- Print raw commands verbatim — do not paraphrase a command you are flagging.
- Cite only fields the API returned — never fabricate hooks or commands.
- Note: hooks live inside settings.json and are read-only via the Config
  Explorer; edit them in the `file` named by the source, then reinstall with
  the dashboard's hook setup if needed.
- If the dashboard is unreachable at `http://localhost:4820`, say so and tell
  the user to start it with `npm start` from the repo root.

© hoangsonww · MIT · hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor

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