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Claude Code hooks for deterministic shell automation

April 7, 2026Prajwal Tomar

Prajwal Tomar explains Claude Code hooks as deterministic shell commands that fire at specific lifecycle points, enabling repeatable automation after a short setup.

I have been using Claude Code daily and somehow missed that hooks exist.
10 minutes of setup and my entire workflow is now automatic.
Hooks are shell commands that fire at specific points in Claude Code's lifecycle.
They are deterministic so they run every single time
Prajwal Tomar
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