| name | groove-admin-cursor-hooks |
| description | Install groove's Cursor native hooks into .cursor/hooks.json. Enables compaction-safe re-priming, session-end reminders, git activity capture, automatic session-capture drafts, and managed-path protection. |
| license | MIT |
| allowed-tools | Read Write Edit Glob Bash(git:*) Bash(mkdir:*) Bash(chmod:*) Bash(python3:*) AskUserQuestion |
| metadata | {"author":"andreadellacorte"} |
groove-admin-cursor-hooks
Install groove's Cursor native hooks. These run outside the model — deterministic, unconditional — and complement groove's advisory markdown hooks (.groove/hooks/start.md, end.md).
Use --disable <hook> to remove a specific hook. Use --list to show current status.
Outcome
Selected hooks are registered in .cursor/hooks.json and shell scripts are written to .groove/hooks/cursor/. Hooks fire automatically on Cursor lifecycle events without any model involvement.
Available hooks
| Name | Event | Matcher | What it does |
|---|
context-reprime | sessionStart | — | Runs the prime script with --json — ensures full workflow context is loaded after every session start and compaction |
daily-end-reminder | stop | — | If hour is 16–21 local time and .groove/index.md exists, prints a reminder to run /groove-daily-end |
git-activity-buffer | postToolUse | Shell | If the command contains git commit, appends a timestamped line to .groove/.cache/git-activity-buffer.txt |
block-managed-paths | preToolUse | Write | If file_path starts with .agents/skills/groove or skills/groove, exits with code 2 to block the write with an explanatory message |
version-check | postToolUse | — | Checks for a new groove version once per hour; calls groove-utilities-check |
session-capture | stop | — | If there is git activity this session (commits since midnight, working changes, or buffered commits), stages a capture draft to .groove/.cache/pending-capture.md for next-session review. Silent. |
Steps
--list
Read .cursor/hooks.json if it exists. Report which groove hooks are registered and which scripts exist in .groove/hooks/cursor/. Exit.
--disable <hook>
Remove the named hook's entry from .cursor/hooks.json (leave the script in place). Report removed / not found. Exit.
Default (install)
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Ask which hooks to enable (default: all six):
Which hooks to install? (all / comma-separated: context-reprime, daily-end-reminder, git-activity-buffer, block-managed-paths, version-check, session-capture)
Press enter for all.
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Read .cursor/hooks.json if it exists; parse as JSON (default {"version": 1, "hooks": {}}). Never discard existing non-groove entries.
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Create .groove/hooks/cursor/ directory if absent. Make each script executable (chmod +x).
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For each selected hook: write the shell script and merge the hook entry into .cursor/hooks.json.
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Write .cursor/hooks.json with the merged result.
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Report summary:
✓ context-reprime — sessionStart hook → groove-utilities-prime.sh --json
✓ daily-end-reminder — stop hook → .groove/hooks/cursor/daily-end-reminder.sh
✓ git-activity-buffer — postToolUse/Shell hook → .groove/hooks/cursor/git-activity-buffer.sh
✓ block-managed-paths — preToolUse/Write hook → .groove/hooks/cursor/block-managed-paths.sh
✓ version-check — postToolUse hook → .groove/hooks/cursor/version-check.sh
✓ session-capture — stop hook → .groove/hooks/cursor/session-capture.sh
✓ .cursor/hooks.json updated
Shell script templates
Write these verbatim to .groove/hooks/cursor/. Never overwrite an existing script without showing a diff and confirming.
daily-end-reminder.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
hour=$(date +%H)
if [ -f "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.groove/index.md" ] && [ "$hour" -ge 16 ] && [ "$hour" -le 21 ]; then
echo "groove: end of work hours — consider running /groove-daily-end"
fi
git-activity-buffer.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
input=$(cat)
command=$(echo "$input" | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d.get('tool_input',{}).get('command',''))" 2>/dev/null)
if echo "$command" | grep -q "git commit"; then
msg=$(echo "$command" | grep -oP '(?<=-m ")[^"]+' | head -1)
mkdir -p "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.groove/.cache"
echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M') | ${msg:-<no message>}" >> "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.groove/.cache/git-activity-buffer.txt"
fi
block-managed-paths.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
input=$(cat)
path=$(echo "$input" | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d.get('tool_input',{}).get('file_path',''))" 2>/dev/null)
if echo "$path" | grep -qE '^(\.agents/skills/groove|skills/groove)'; then
echo "groove: blocked — '$path' is managed by groove update. Edit under skills/ and rsync to .agents/skills/." >&2
exit 2
fi
version-check.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
CACHE="$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.groove/.cache/last-version-check-ts"
mkdir -p "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.groove/.cache"
now=$(date +%s)
if [ -f "$CACHE" ]; then
last=$(cat "$CACHE")
diff=$((now - last))
[ "$diff" -lt 3600 ] && exit 0
fi
echo "$now" > "$CACHE"
bash "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.agents/skills/groove-utilities-check/scripts/check.sh" 2>/dev/null || true
session-capture.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
ROOT="${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR:-$PWD}"
[ -f "$ROOT/.groove/index.md" ] || exit 0
command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 0
git -C "$ROOT" rev-parse --git-dir >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 0
CACHE="$ROOT/.groove/.cache"
PENDING="$CACHE/pending-capture.md"
BUFFER="$CACHE/git-activity-buffer.txt"
commits=$(git -C "$ROOT" log --since=midnight --oneline 2>/dev/null)
changes=$(git -C "$ROOT" diff --stat HEAD 2>/dev/null)
buffered=""
[ -s "$BUFFER" ] && buffered=$(cat "$BUFFER")
if [ -z "$commits" ] && [ -z "$changes" ] && [ -z "$buffered" ]; then
rm -f "$PENDING"
exit 0
fi
mkdir -p "$CACHE"
{
echo "# Pending capture — $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')"
echo
echo "## Commits since midnight"
echo "${commits:-(none)}"
echo
echo "## Working changes"
echo "${changes:-(none)}"
if [ -n "$buffered" ]; then
echo
echo "## Buffered commit messages"
echo "$buffered"
fi
} > "$PENDING"
.cursor/hooks.json template
Merge these into the hooks key. Preserve all other keys.
{
"version": 1,
"hooks": {
"sessionStart": [
{
"command": "bash $CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.agents/skills/groove-utilities-prime/scripts/groove-utilities-prime.sh --json"
}
],
"stop": [
{
"command": "bash $CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.groove/hooks/cursor/daily-end-reminder.sh"
},
{
"command": "bash $CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.groove/hooks/cursor/session-capture.sh"
}
],
"postToolUse": [
{
"matcher": "Shell",
"command": "bash $CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.groove/hooks/cursor/git-activity-buffer.sh"
},
{
"command": "bash $CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.groove/hooks/cursor/version-check.sh"
}
],
"preToolUse": [
{
"matcher": "Write",
"command": "bash $CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.groove/hooks/cursor/block-managed-paths.sh"
}
]
}
}
When merging: if a hooks key already exists, append groove entries to the relevant event arrays. Do not create duplicates — check if a groove command entry already exists before appending.
Constraints
- Never overwrite non-groove entries in
.cursor/hooks.json
- Never overwrite an existing script without diff + confirmation
- Scripts use
python3 to parse JSON stdin — if python3 is absent, skip that hook and warn
block-managed-paths uses exit code 2 (Cursor's convention to block the tool use)
- After install: remind the user that hooks take effect on the next Cursor session restart
.groove/hooks/cursor/ follows the git.hooks git strategy from .groove/index.md
- Create
.cursor/ directory if it does not exist