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Published : Nov 05, 2025
Nov 2025
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Git hooks have been around for a long time, but we feel they’re still underused. The rise of AI-assisted and agentic coding has increased the risk of accidentally committing secrets or problematic code. While there are many mechanisms for code validation, such as continuous integration, pre-commit hooks are a simple and effective safeguard that more teams should adopt. However, overloading hooks with slow-running checks can discourage developers from using them, so it's best to keep them minimal and focused on risks that are most effectively caught at this stage of the workflow, such as secret scanning.

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