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Pre-commit Hook Framework

Status: 🟢 Active  |  Owner: Engineering Enablement

Overview

pre-commit is required on all repositories. It runs automated checks on every commit, catching issues before they reach CI.

Installation

pip install pre-commit --user
# or
brew install pre-commit

# Install hooks in a repo
pre-commit install
pre-commit install --hook-type commit-msg

Standard .pre-commit-config.yaml

repos:
  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
    rev: v4.5.0
    hooks:
      - id: trailing-whitespace
      - id: end-of-file-fixer
      - id: check-yaml
      - id: check-json
      - id: check-toml
      - id: check-merge-conflict
      - id: check-added-large-files
        args: ['--maxkb=1000']
      - id: detect-private-key

  - repo: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
    rev: v8.18.2
    hooks:
      - id: gitleaks

  - repo: https://github.com/compilerla/conventional-pre-commit
    rev: v3.2.0
    hooks:
      - id: conventional-pre-commit
        stages: [commit-msg]

  # Add language-specific hooks per your stack:
  # Python
  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
    rev: v0.3.5
    hooks:
      - id: ruff
        args: [--fix]
      - id: ruff-format

  # TypeScript
  - repo: local
    hooks:
      - id: eslint
        name: eslint
        entry: npx eslint --fix
        language: node
        types: [javascript, ts]

Last reviewed: 2025-Q4  |  Owner: Engineering Enablement