From c2404197e4a8907fe140dfbef699177a5a4583b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Bakaus <paul.bakaus@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 09:37:19 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Honor ancestor hook disable config

AI assistance disclosure: Codex implemented and verified this fix under maintainer direction.
---
 skill/scripts/context.mjs |  3 +++
 tests/context.test.mjs    | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/skill/scripts/context.mjs b/skill/scripts/context.mjs
index efd015c15..1df6415d7 100644
--- a/skill/scripts/context.mjs
+++ b/skill/scripts/context.mjs
@@ -1352,6 +1352,9 @@ function automaticHookMode(ctx) {
   if (!hookEnabledAt(activeRoot)) return 'none';
   const manifests = HOOK_MANIFESTS_BY_PROVIDER[IMPECCABLE_PROVIDER_ID] || [];
   for (const root of hookManifestSearchRoots(ctx)) {
+    // A manifest can live above the resolved product. Honor the hook lifecycle
+    // config beside that manifest before treating it as active coverage.
+    if (!hookEnabledAt(root)) continue;
     for (const rel of manifests) {
       const raw = readJson(path.join(root, rel));
       if (raw?.hooks && valueHasHookMarker(raw.hooks)) {
diff --git a/tests/context.test.mjs b/tests/context.test.mjs
index a698bf369..48355d218 100644
--- a/tests/context.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/context.test.mjs
@@ -1219,6 +1219,18 @@ describe('context.mjs CLI', () => {
     });
     assert.equal(res.status, 0, res.stderr);
     assert.doesNotMatch(res.stdout, /MANUAL_DETECTOR_REQUIRED:/);
+
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(repo, '.impeccable'), { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(repo, '.impeccable', 'config.local.json'), JSON.stringify({
+      hook: { enabled: false },
+    }));
+    const disabled = spawnSync(process.execPath, [path.join(scripts, 'context.mjs')], {
+      cwd: project,
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+      env: { ...process.env, IMPECCABLE_NO_UPDATE_CHECK: '1', IMPECCABLE_NO_STALENESS_CHECK: '1' },
+    });
+    assert.equal(disabled.status, 0, disabled.stderr);
+    assert.match(disabled.stdout, /MANUAL_DETECTOR_REQUIRED:/);
   });
 
   it('does not borrow a hook manifest from the invoking workspace when targeting a sibling', () => {