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tool · pre-use

Fires before any tool runs, so it can screen or block risky calls like rm -rf or .env reads first.

tool · pre-use is a Claude Code hook you can drop into a project. It plugs into the Claude Code workflow directly, so it is useful when a task keeps recurring and you want it handled the same way each time.

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TypeHook
/hook add pre-tool-use

How to use it

  1. Add the file to `.claude/agents/` (subagent) or `.claude/commands/` in your project.
  2. Restart Claude Code so it registers the new entry.
  3. Invoke it by name, or let the main session delegate to it.
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Related in Hook

prompt · submitRuns the instant you hit enter — it can vet, log or inject context before Claude ever sees the prompt.tool · post-useRuns the moment a tool finishes and turns the raw result into clean, logged output.notifyPicks up Claude's 'waiting on you' pings and can surface them as a desktop or voice alert.turn · stopFires when a turn wraps — ideal for a spoken or written 'all done' summary.subagent · stopMarks the moment a delegated subagent finishes its task and hands control back.context · pre-compactRuns just before the context window is compacted, so it can back the transcript up first.session · startLoads your working context — git status, open issues, notes — the second a session opens.session · endCleans up on exit: logs the session and clears temp files and stale logs.permission · requestSits on the approval dialog and can auto-allow safe read-only actions or audit the rest.tool · on-failCatches a failed tool call and records the full error with a timestamp and context.
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