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672517f76e Add automatic design hook install and exceptions (#170)
* docs: add PRD for design detector hook integration

Plans a PostToolUse hook for Claude Code and Codex that runs the
existing design detector after every relevant file write and feeds
findings back to the agent as advisory system-reminder context. No
implementation in this commit; covers UX, technical design, build
pipeline changes, distribution, coverage tradeoffs, and rollout.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

* docs: revise hook PRD with best-practices review

Folds in the P0/P1/P2 findings from an online best-practices critique
against the official Claude Code and Codex hook references plus 10+
2026 community guides and similar prior-art tools (claw-hooks,
claude-code-hooks-mastery).

Key changes:
- Exec form everywhere (Codex snippet was shell form), with Windows
  rationale.
- Default timeout dropped from 10s to 5s.
- Re-entrancy guard (CLAUDE_HOOK_DEPTH) and per-file edit counter.
- Session-scoped finding dedup promoted from open question to v1.
- Per-language inline-ignore syntax map (HTML/JSX/CSS/JS).
- Hard-skip rules for sensitive paths and generated/lock files.
- Honest framing about Claude Code lacking per-plugin hook disable.
- Honest framing about Bash-written files being invisible in v1.
- Codex Windows-not-supported call-out, feature flag note, trust ceremony detail.
- Optional NDJSON audit log via IMPECCABLE_HOOK_LOG.
- Findings cap lowered 8 → 5 with attention-budget rationale.
- Versioned envelope ([impeccable@1]) on rendered template.
- Expanded test plan, decision log, and stdin payload appendix.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

* feat(hooks): ship the design detector hook for Claude Code and Codex

Implements docs/hooks-prd.md: a PostToolUse hook that runs the
impeccable design detector after every Edit/Write/MultiEdit on a UI
file and pushes findings into the agent's next-turn context as a
short system reminder. Silent on clean files. Never blocks an edit.

Why this matters: today, design slop (side-tab borders, gradient
text, purple/cyan palettes, bounce easing, etc.) only gets caught
when a human notices or someone explicitly runs /impeccable audit.
The hook closes the loop at the moment slop is written.

What ships in v1
- skill/scripts/hook.mjs: PostToolUse entry. Reads stdin, runs the
  detector in-process (no `npx impeccable` cold start), emits
  hookSpecificOutput.additionalContext when fresh findings exist.
- skill/scripts/hook-lib.mjs: extracted helpers (config, cache,
  filter, render, audit log, runHook orchestrator). 100% unit-testable.
- skill/scripts/hook-session-start.mjs: SessionStart greeting,
  gated by a project-scannable probe + 30-day throttle.
- skill/scripts/hook-admin.mjs: backs /impeccable hooks
  on/off/status/ignore-rule/ignore-file/reset.

Hardening built in
- Re-entrancy guard (IMPECCABLE_HOOK_DEPTH) so the hook can never
  recursively spawn itself.
- Hard-skip regexes for sensitive paths (.env, .pem, id_rsa,
  secrets, credentials, .git) and generated/lock/build output. These
  fire before the file is even read; cannot be turned off via config.
- Path-traversal check on the inbound file_path.
- Session-scoped dedup keyed by (session, file, rule, line) so the
  same finding never lands in context twice. Prevents the ~12.5K
  wasted tokens per chatty session called out in the PRD.
- Per-(session, file) edit counter with a one-shot suppression
  notice on the 7th edit, silent after.
- Fail-open contract: every error path returns exit 0 with no
  stdout. Optional NDJSON audit log via IMPECCABLE_HOOK_LOG.

Three kill switches (precedence high to low):
1. IMPECCABLE_HOOK_DISABLED env var (1/true/yes/on, case-insensitive)
2. .impeccable/hook.json `enabled: false`
3. /impeccable hooks off slash command (writes the JSON)

Inline ignores are language-aware. `// impeccable: ignore <rule>` for
JS/TS, `<!-- impeccable: ignore <rule> -->` for HTML/Vue/Svelte/Astro,
`{/* impeccable: ignore <rule> */}` for JSX/TSX, `/* impeccable:
ignore <rule> */` for CSS. `*` matches any rule. Directive applies
to the next non-blank line. Same shape as ESLint, Stylelint, Biome.

Build pipeline
- scripts/lib/transformers/hooks.js: per-provider hooks.json
  builders, plus the slim .codex-plugin/plugin.json manifest.
- providers.js: emitHooks: 'claude' for claude-code, emitHooks:
  'codex' for codex and agents. Codex also emits emitCodexPlugin.
- factory.js: emits hooks/hooks.json next to the skills tree.
- build.js: syncs hooks/ into harness roots and into the slim
  plugin/ subtree; writes .codex-plugin/plugin.json. Build is
  idempotent (verified: 98 staged files unchanged across two runs).

Claude Code wiring uses exec form (command + args) and the
${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} placeholder. Matcher: Edit|Write|MultiEdit.
`if:` glob filters to UI extensions before spawning Node. PostToolUse
timeout 5s, SessionStart timeout 3s.

Codex wiring uses ${PLUGIN_ROOT} (Codex's native placeholder),
matcher Edit|Write|apply_patch, no `if:` analog (the script does the
extension filter). macOS and Linux only; hooks are disabled on
Windows in current Codex builds. The trust ceremony and feature flag
are documented in README.md.

Routing
- /impeccable hooks lives outside the 23-command router table on
  purpose: it is plumbing, not a design skill. The hidden
  routing slot is added to SKILL.md alongside pin/unpin so the LLM
  knows to dispatch it. The 23-command count and all stale-count
  validators remain happy.

Tests
- tests/hook.test.mjs: 38 unit tests covering env parsing, config
  load + defaults + malformed, cache round-trip + GC,
  ignoreRules/minSeverity/inline ignores (all four languages),
  globbing with **/*/{a,b}, render template with cap + clamp + 0-line
  prefix drop, audit log NDJSON, payload event-name parameterization,
  re-entrancy, kill switches, sensitive-path + generated-path +
  traversal skips, allowlist filter, config ignoreFiles, edit
  counter cycle including the 7th-edit notice, MultiEdit and
  apply_patch payload shapes, detector throw swallow, malformed
  stdin, missing file race.
- tests/hook-build.test.mjs: 18 integration tests covering hook
  manifest shape (matcher, timeouts, exec form, if: glob, placeholders),
  Codex differences (${PLUGIN_ROOT}, no if:, no SessionStart),
  Codex plugin manifest (no inline hooks field to avoid the
  duplicate-file error), routing across the hooksJsonFor table, and
  presence of all three committed artifacts plus the bundled detector
  the runtime relative-import path depends on.

Full suite: 175 bun tests + 186 node tests, all green.

Docs
- README.md: new "Design hook" section explaining default behavior,
  per-project / global / inline disable paths, the JSON schema knobs,
  the audit log debug flag, and the slop / a11y coverage split.
- HARNESSES.md: flips the `hooks` row for Codex from No -> Yes
  (Claude was already Yes), adds a per-harness hook-surface table
  with the manifest location and matcher each provider uses.

Open questions from the PRD intentionally deferred to v2: Bash-write
blind spot, effort-aware suppression, Stop-hook session summary,
per-rule severity, async hook mode. None block v1.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

* Fix Codex hook scanning: apply_patch paths and co-located stylesheets

Parse file targets from Codex apply_patch command bodies, co-scan imported
and sibling CSS when UI components are edited, drop the git-sweep PostToolUse
group, and align Codex SessionStart manifest and trust docs with the official
hooks spec.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

* Gitignore hook session cache and drop local test HTML

Hook dedup/throttle state in .impeccable/hook.cache.json is per-project
runtime data like other .impeccable/ sidecars. Remove an untracked
bad-nested-flexbox scratch page from site/public/.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

* Fix Claude Code hook: drop Edit-only if filter so Write/MultiEdit fire

Claude's if permission rule binds to one tool name, so Edit(*.{…}) never
spawned the hook on Write or MultiEdit despite the matcher listing them.
Extension filtering now lives in hook-lib on both Claude and Codex.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

* Surface Cursor design findings via stop-hook followup

Replace dropped postToolUse additional_context with afterFileEdit recording
and a one-shot stop followup_message so anti-pattern nudges reach the agent.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

* Fix design hook packaging and scans

* Fix Cursor hook pending bucket fallback

* Fix Sass hook scan coverage

* Fix Cursor hook review findings

* Fix session start dead hook normalization

* Fix hook config and relative scan paths

* Remove SessionStart design hook

* Remove redundant afterFileEdit normalization

* Fix Cursor suppression and module style scans

* Fix sensitive path hook filter

* Fix disabled Cursor stop hook emission

* Refresh hook harness artifacts

* Fix Cursor hook manifest install

* Add hook ignore-value support

* Ignore hook runtime files locally

* Fix Codex plugin hook packaging

* fix: address PR review bot findings

Block numeric hook depth counters from re-entering.

Avoid following stylesheet imports from traversal-looking hook targets.

* fix: gate ignore-value suggestions by supported rules

Only render exact ignore-value commands when the same finding can be suppressed by ignoreValues.

* Package Codex plugin as hook-only

* Remove Codex plugin packaging

* Recover hook install probe plumbing

* Remove Codex hook packaging follow-up doc

* Remove extra hook docs and skill wording changes

* Install real design hooks via skills CLI

* Add provider hook smoke runner

* Fix Cursor hook delivery with preToolUse gate

* Simplify Cursor hook install to preToolUse

* Clarify confirmed hook exceptions

* Persist hook ignores in shared config

* Guard font hook exceptions

* Fix hook install after main rebase

* Fix hook scan target handling

* fix: address hook review findings

* Address hook review feedback

* Stabilize DeepSeek insert live fixture

* Fix Cursor hook Python shell write bypass

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Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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# Harness Skills Capabilities Reference
Source of truth for what each AI coding harness supports in terms of agent skills.
Used to inform provider configs in `scripts/lib/transformers/providers.js`.
Last verified: 2026-04-28
## Official Documentation
| Harness | Docs URL |
|---------|----------|
| Claude Code | https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills |
| Cursor | https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills |
| Gemini CLI | https://geminicli.com/docs/cli/skills/ |
| Codex CLI | https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills |
| GitHub Copilot (Agents) | https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/customization/agent-skills |
| Kiro | https://kiro.dev/docs/skills/ |
| OpenCode | https://opencode.ai/docs/skills/ |
| Pi | https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/docs/skills.md |
| Qoder | https://docs.qoder.com/extensions/skills |
| Trae | TBD (no official skills docs found yet) |
| Rovo Dev | https://support.atlassian.com/rovo/docs/extend-rovo-dev-cli-with-agent-skills |
## Spec Compliance
All harnesses follow the [Agent Skills specification](https://agentskills.io/specification) to varying degrees. The spec defines these frontmatter fields: `name`, `description`, `license`, `compatibility`, `metadata`, `allowed-tools`.
Provider-specific extensions beyond the spec: `user-invocable`, `argument-hint`, `disable-model-invocation`, `allowed-tools` (extended syntax), `model`, `effort`, `context`, `agent`, `hooks`, `subtask`, `mcp`.
## Frontmatter Support
Fields marked with * are spec-standard. Others are provider extensions.
| Field | Claude Code | Cursor | Gemini | Codex | Copilot | Kiro | OpenCode | Pi | Qoder | Rovo Dev |
|-------|:-----------:|:------:|:------:|:-----:|:-------:|:----:|:--------:|:--:|:-----:|:--------:|
| `name`* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| `description`* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| `license`* | Yes | Yes | Ignored | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| `compatibility`* | Yes | Yes | Ignored | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| `metadata`* | Yes | Yes | Ignored | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| `allowed-tools`* | Yes | No | Ignored | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| `user-invocable` | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| `argument-hint` | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| `disable-model-invocation` | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | TBD | TBD |
| `model` | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| `effort` | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| `context` | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| `agent` | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| `hooks` | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Notes:
- Gemini CLI validates only `name` and `description`; other spec fields are parsed but ignored.
- Codex CLI uses a separate `agents/openai.yaml` sidecar for skill metadata (icons, branding, MCP tools, invocation control). Codex also auto-discovers subagents bundled inside an installed skill's `agents/` folder (TOML), which is how Impeccable ships its asset-producer. Standalone custom agents can still live under `.codex/agents/` or `~/.codex/agents/`, but Impeccable no longer installs anything there.
- Codex CLI hooks ship under `[features].hooks = true` (still flagged), require `/hooks` trust ceremony per-update, and are disabled on Windows.
- Kiro recognizes `user-invocable` and `disable-model-invocation` per community reports but does not formally document them.
- Unknown fields are silently ignored by all harnesses.
## Hook surface used by Impeccable
| Harness | Edit hook | Startup hook | Manifest location | Notes |
|---------|:---------:|:------------:|-------------------|-------|
| Claude Code | Yes (`PostToolUse`) | No | `.claude/settings.json` | Project-local settings entry installed by `npx impeccable skills install/update`. Runs `.claude/skills/impeccable/scripts/hook.mjs`. |
| Codex CLI | Yes (`PostToolUse`) | No | `.codex/hooks.json` | Project-local manifest installed with the `.agents/skills/impeccable` payload. Runs `.agents/skills/impeccable/scripts/hook.mjs` from the git root. Requires normal `/hooks` trust approval. |
| Cursor | Yes (`preToolUse`) | No | `.cursor/hooks.json` | Project-level manifest installed with `.cursor/skills/impeccable`. Runs `hook-before-edit.mjs` to block bad proposed writes before they land. Reloads on save; restart Cursor if hooks do not pick up. |
| All other harnesses | No | No | n/a | No documented hook surface today. Skill and commands still ship. |
## Skill Directory Structure
| Harness | Native directory | Also reads |
|---------|-----------------|------------|
| Claude Code | `.claude/skills/` | - |
| Cursor | `.cursor/skills/` | `.agents/skills/`, `.claude/skills/` |
| Gemini CLI | `.gemini/skills/` | `.agents/skills/` |
| Codex CLI | `.agents/skills/` (primary) | - |
| GitHub Copilot | `.github/skills/` | `.agents/skills/`, `.claude/skills/` |
| Kiro | `.kiro/skills/` | - |
| OpenCode | `.opencode/skills/` | `.agents/skills/`, `.claude/skills/` |
| Pi | `.pi/skills/` | `.agents/skills/` |
| Qoder | `.qoder/skills/` | `~/.qoder/skills/` (user-level) |
| Trae China | `.trae-cn/skills/` | TBD |
| Trae International | `.trae/skills/` | TBD |
| Rovo Dev | `.rovodev/skills/` | `~/.rovodev/skills/` (user-level) |
All harnesses support the `{skill-name}/SKILL.md` directory structure with optional `reference/`, `scripts/`, and `assets/` subdirectories.
## Native Subagent Directory Structure
| Harness | Native directory | File format |
|---------|------------------|-------------|
| Claude Code | `.claude/agents/` (installed plugin) | Markdown with YAML frontmatter |
| Codex CLI | `<skill>/agents/` (nested, auto-discovered) | TOML |
Impeccable keeps canonical agent prompts under `skill/agents/` and emits provider-native files only for harnesses with documented subagent formats. Claude reads its agents from the installed plugin; Codex auto-discovers the TOML bundled inside the installed skill's own `agents/` folder, so the normal skills install carries it with no separate sidecar.
## Placeholder / Variable Substitution
Claude Code supports runtime variable substitution directly in SKILL.md bodies: `$ARGUMENTS`, `$0`-`$N`, `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}`, `${CLAUDE_SESSION_ID}`. No other harness supports substitution in skills.
Some harnesses have separate "custom commands" systems (distinct from skills) with their own substitution:
| Harness | Command system | Substitution syntax |
|---------|---------------|-------------------|
| Gemini CLI | `.gemini/commands/` (TOML) | `{{args}}`, `!{shell}`, `@{file}` |
| Codex CLI | `.codex/prompts/` | `$ARGNAME` |
| OpenCode | `.opencode/commands/` | `$ARGUMENTS`, `$1`-`$N`, `` !`shell` `` |
Our build system handles cross-provider placeholders at compile time via `replacePlaceholders()` for `{{model}}`, `{{config_file}}`, `{{ask_instruction}}`, and `{{available_commands}}`.