Essential Hooks for Auto Mode

Auto Mode removes the confirmation step. Every tool call executes immediately. Without hooks, there is nothing between Claude and rm -rf /.

Minimum Safety Setup

npx cc-safe-setup

This installs 8 hooks that catch the most dangerous operations:

Hook	Blocks
`destructive-guard`	`rm -rf`, `git reset --hard`, `chmod 777`
`branch-guard`	`git push origin main`, `--force`
`secret-guard`	`git add .env`, credential files
`syntax-check`	Saves with syntax errors (Python/JS/JSON)
`context-monitor`	Warns at 70% context usage
`npm-publish-guard`	Accidental `npm publish`
`response-budget`	Runaway sessions (max responses)
`commit-msg-quality`	Empty/low-quality commit messages

Maximum Safety for Auto Mode

npx cc-safe-setup --shield

Adds project-specific protections detected by scanning your codebase (database guards, Docker guards, framework-specific hooks).

Why CLAUDE.md Isn't Enough

CLAUDE.md rules are prompt-level suggestions. In Auto Mode with a full context window, Claude can and does ignore them. Hooks run at the process level — the model cannot bypass a hook that returns exit 2.

Install Before Enabling Auto Mode

npx cc-safe-setup

667 hooks. 9,200+ tests. Works with Auto Mode.

cc-safe-setup · GitHub · rm -rf protection · force-push protection