hook-guard-doctor

Hook Guard Doctor

Diagnose hook health: check all hook components are correctly installed and functional.

Diagnostic Checklist

Run ALL of the following checks and present results as a status table.

1. Git Configuration

# Check core.hooksPath
git config core.hooksPath

• If set to .githooks → OK
• If set to something else → WARN (hooks may exist but not managed by hook-guard)
• If not set → FAIL (hooks in .githooks/ won't run)

2. Hook Files

Check these files exist and are executable:

# Pre-commit hook
test -f .githooks/pre-commit && test -x .githooks/pre-commit

# Commit-msg hook (if conventional commits enabled)
test -f .githooks/commit-msg && test -x .githooks/commit-msg

For each file:

• Exists + executable → OK
• Exists + not executable → WARN (run chmod +x)
• Missing → FAIL

3. Claude Code Hooks

Read .claude/settings.local.json and check:

• hooks.PostToolUse array exists with Edit/Write matcher → OK or MISSING
• hooks.PreToolUse array exists with Bash matcher (test gate) → OK or MISSING
• env.CLAUDECODE is set to "1" → OK or MISSING

4. Tool Availability

For each tool referenced in the hooks, verify it's installed:

command -v <tool> &>/dev/null

Check all tools mentioned in:

• Pre-commit script (grep for tool names: ruff, eslint, prettier, gitleaks, jq, python3, etc.)
• Claude Code hooks (grep the command strings)

Report: INSTALLED or MISSING for each tool.

5. CLAUDECODE Skip Logic

Verify the pre-commit script contains CLAUDECODE skip logic:

grep -q 'CLAUDECODE' .githooks/pre-commit

• Found → OK
• Missing → WARN (lint/format/test will run twice under Claude Code)

6. Settings File

Check for .claude/hook-guard.local.md (read skills/setup/references/settings.md for the expected schema):

• Exists → validate YAML frontmatter, warn on unknown fields, show summary of enabled/disabled checks
• Missing → INFO (using defaults, which is fine)

7. Hook Execution Test (Optional)

If user wants a deeper check, offer to run:

# Dry run the pre-commit hook
.githooks/pre-commit

This runs all checks against the current working tree (not staged changes, since nothing is staged during doctor).

Output Format

Present results as a table:

Hook Guard Doctor
═══════════════════════════════════════

  core.hooksPath          ✓ .githooks
  .githooks/pre-commit    ✓ exists, executable
  .githooks/commit-msg    ✓ exists, executable
  CC hooks (PostToolUse)  ✓ lint + format on Edit/Write
  CC hooks (PreToolUse)   ✓ test gate on commit
  CC env.CLAUDECODE       ✓ set
  CLAUDECODE skip logic   ✓ present in pre-commit

  Tools:
    ruff                  ✓ installed (0.9.x)
    pytest                ✓ installed
    jq                    ✓ installed
    python3               ✓ installed

  Settings:               ✓ .claude/hook-guard.local.md found

═══════════════════════════════════════
  Result: 10/10 checks passed

Use ✓ for pass, ✗ for fail, ⚠ for warning, ℹ for info.

Remediation

For each FAIL or WARN, suggest the fix:

Issue	Fix
core.hooksPath not set	git config core.hooksPath .githooks
Hook not executable	chmod +x .githooks/pre-commit
Tool not installed	Suggest install command for the platform
CLAUDECODE skip missing	Re-run setup to regenerate
CC hooks missing	Re-run setup to regenerate

Ask user if they want to auto-fix the issues found.