# suggesting-cursor-hooks

Watches for repetitive check requests and suggests automating them with Cursor hooks. Useful when you find yourself repeatedly asking the agent to run linters or tests.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 475 installs · ★ 866
- Author: spencerpauly
- License: CC0-1.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/HEAD/resources/suggesting-cursor-hooks/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-02
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/suggesting-cursor-hooks

## What it does

This skill operates in the background with `user-invocable: false`, so you do not invoke it manually. It monitors your workflow and triggers when you ask for the same validation check twice or tell the assistant to always run checks after editing.

Once you confirm the suggestion, the agent generates or updates `.cursor/hooks.json` and writes shell scripts to `.cursor/hooks/`. It supports `afterFileEdit` for tasks like `eslint --fix` or `tsc --noEmit`, `beforeShellExecution` to safeguard `.env` secrets, and `stop` for quick build verifications. Existing configurations are merged rather than overwritten.

Scripts must finish within 5 seconds. Otherwise, the agent feels sluggish during everyday edits. Hook scripts must exit with code 0 and send output to stdout so they never block execution unless specifically instructed.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill suggesting-cursor-hooks -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill suggesting-cursor-hooks -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill suggesting-cursor-hooks -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills suggesting-cursor-hooks
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/suggesting-cursor-hooks/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill suggesting-cursor-hooks -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --path resources/suggesting-cursor-hooks
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill suggesting-cursor-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/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/HEAD/resources/suggesting-cursor-hooks/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- format modified files automatically using eslint --fix or prettier
- run TypeScript type checks with tsc --noEmit on change
- execute related test suites after file modifications
- protect sensitive .env files before terminal commands run
- perform a quick build check on the stop event

## Example prompts
- run lint and check types
- always run tests after editing
- make sure it builds

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---
name: suggesting-cursor-hooks
description: When the user keeps asking for the same check to run (lint, tests, type-check), suggest a Cursor hook to automate it.
user-invocable: false
---

# Suggesting Cursor Hooks

Watch for repeated manual requests. When the user keeps asking you to run the same command after changes, suggest a hook to automate it.

## Triggers

Suggest a hook when you notice:
- The user asks you to **run the same check 2+ times** (e.g. "run lint", "run tests", "check types")
- The user says "always run X after editing" or "make sure to test after changes"
- You keep forgetting to run a validation step and the user catches it
- A CI failure could have been caught locally with a post-edit check

## How to Suggest

```
You've asked me to run [command] after edits a few times. Want me to 
set up a Cursor hook so it runs automatically?
```

If they say yes, create `.cursor/hooks.json` and the script:

```json
{
  "hooks": [
    {
      "event": "afterFileEdit",
      "script": ".cursor/hooks/<name>.sh",
      "pattern": "<glob>"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Common Hooks to Suggest

| User keeps asking... | Hook |
|---------------------|------|
| "run lint" / "fix formatting" | `afterFileEdit` → `eslint --fix` or `prettier --write` |
| "check types" | `afterFileEdit` → `tsc --noEmit` on `.ts`/`.tsx` |
| "run tests" | `afterFileEdit` → run related test file |
| "don't touch .env" | `beforeShellExecution` → warn on secrets files |
| "make sure it builds" | `stop` → quick build check |

## Rules

- Only suggest after a real repeated pattern, not preemptively
- Hook scripts must be fast (under 5 seconds) or the agent feels slow
- Scripts should exit 0 and report via stdout — don't block the agent unless the user explicitly wants that
- Check for existing `.cursor/hooks.json` first — merge, don't overwrite
- Keep it casual — "want me to automate this?" not a formal proposal
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