Claude Code Hooks: Security Gates for Agent Workflows

Claude Code hooks turn agent preferences into deterministic workflow gates. Instead of asking an LLM to remember "do not run risky shell commands" or "format files after edits," you can attach scripts to lifecycle events and make the rule execute every time the event fires. That matters because coding agents are now operating inside real repositories. They can read files, propose shell commands, edit source, spawn subagents, and work across long sessions. Soft instructions still help, but the s...