Set up hooks

Set up hooks in Git — with three ready prompts, from the immediate task to the lasting pattern.

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3 ready prompts

Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Execute — do the immediate task

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I need the repository to enforce commit message and pre-push checks. Install the server-side and…
I need the repository to enforce commit message and pre-push checks. Install the server-side and client-side hook scripts in our project root, make them executable, and register the pre-commit and pre-push hooks so developers get blocked locally. Do one test commit on my feature branch feature/payment-retries and confirm the pre-commit rejects a message missing the ticket number. Ladder":"L1"

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I add these hooks across the team, make the failure modes obvious to reviewers. Surface the…
Before I add these hooks across the team, make the failure modes obvious to reviewers. Surface the ticket-number requirement at the top of the pre-commit output, show a short example of an acceptable commit message, and make the pre-push hook print the exact command to bypass for CI only. Flag anything that would surprise a developer who has a different shell or Windows. Ladder":"L2"

Become — change the pattern

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We keep wasting time troubleshooting why local hooks don't run for new engineers and why CI…

Hooks fail to reach all developers reliably

We keep wasting time troubleshooting why local hooks don't run for new engineers and why CI sometimes lets bad commits through. Over the last six months the recurring pattern is manual copying, platform differences, and missing documentation. Recommend one habit and one small repository change that will make hook installation automatic and reliable for all developers joining the team. Ladder":"L6"

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