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Pre-commit hooks can steer coding agents toward approved diagnostics
A pre-commit hook scans diffs for direct calls that bypass a diagnostics library, then blocks the commit and prompts the agent to use it. Enforcing conventions in tooling can be more reliable than maintaining instructions that drift.
- What
- - A pre-commit hook checks diffs for direct observability calls that bypass the diagnostics library.
- How
- - On a violation, it fails the commit and injects a prompt directing the coding agent to use that library.
- Why it matters
- - Repository checks can enforce conventions for agent-written code, reducing reliance on instructions that may drift.
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