groove-admin-cursor-hooks
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.
How do I install this agent skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/andreadellacorte/groove --skill groove-admin-cursor-hooksIs this agent skill safe to install?
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The skill installs persistent lifecycle hooks into the Cursor editor to automate activity logging and path protection. It generates executable shell scripts that run automatically during editor events like starting or stopping a session.
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What does this agent skill do?
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)
-
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. -
Read
.cursor/hooks.jsonif it exists; parse as JSON (default{"version": 1, "hooks": {}}). Never discard existing non-groove entries. -
Create
.groove/hooks/cursor/directory if absent. Make each script executable (chmod +x). -
For each selected hook: write the shell script and merge the hook entry into
.cursor/hooks.json. -
Write
.cursor/hooks.jsonwith the merged result. -
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
# groove: stop hook — remind about /groove-daily-end during work hours
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
# groove: postToolUse/Shell hook — buffer git commits for memory log
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
# groove: preToolUse/Write hook — block edits to managed groove paths
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 — '$path' is managed by groove update. Edit under skills/ and rsync to .agents/skills/." >&2
exit 2
fi
version-check.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# groove: postToolUse hook — check for new groove version (once per hour)
CACHE="$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
# groove: stop hook — stage a session capture draft from git activity for next-session review
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")
# No activity → clear any stale draft and stay silent.
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
python3to parse JSON stdin — if python3 is absent, skip that hook and warn block-managed-pathsuses 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 thegit.hooksgit strategy from.groove/index.md- Create
.cursor/directory if it does not exist
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