Agent skill · software engineering · aiskillstore
setup-pre-commit
Set up Husky pre-commit hooks with lint-staged (Prettier), type checking, and tests in the current repo. Use when user wants to add pre-commit hooks, set up Husky, configure lint-staged, or add commit-time formatting/typechecking/testing.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a detailed setup procedure for Husky and lint-staged that includes specific configurations and scripts not commonly found in public documentation.
What it needs
Requires husky, lint-staged, prettier installed locally. About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Setup Pre-Commit Hooks What This Sets Up Husky pre-commit hook lint-staged running Prettier on all staged files Prettier config (if missing) typecheck and test scripts in the pre-commit hook Steps 1. Detect package manager Check for package-lock.json (npm), pnpm-lock.yaml (pnpm), yarn.lock (yarn), bun.lockb (bun). Use whichever is present. Default to npm if unclear. 2. Install dependencies Install as devDependencies: 3. Initialize Husky This creates .husky/ dir and adds prepare: "husky" to package.json. 4. Create .husky/pre-commit Write this file (no shebang needed for Husky v9+): Adapt: Replace npm with detected package manager. If repo has no typecheck or test script in package.json, omit those lines and tell the user. 5. Create .lintstagedrc 6. Create .prettierrc (if missing) Only create if no Prettier config exists. Use these defaults: 7. Verify [ ] .husky/pre-commit exists and is executable [ ] .lintstagedrc exists [ ] prepare script in package.json is "husky" [ ] prettier config exists [ ] Run npx lint-staged to verify it works 8. Commit Stage all changed/created files and commit with message: Add pre-commit hooks (husky + lint-staged + prettier) This will run through the new pre-commit hooks — a good smoke test that everything works. Notes Husky v9+ doesn't need shebangs in hook files prettier --ignore-unknown skips files Prettier can't parse (images, etc.) The pre-commit runs lint-staged first (fast, staged-only), then full typecheck and tests
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/setup-pre-commit