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Meta Claude Hooks

Category: Engineering  ·  Sub-category: engineering-misc  ·  Last updated:
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Use when writing, editing, debugging or reviewing a Claude Code hook - picking a hook event, writing a matcher, choosing a command/http/mcp_tool/prompt/agent handler, working out what arrives on stdin and what to print to allow, deny or inject context, why exit code 2 blocks one event and is ignored on another, why a hook silently never fires, or how to test one without a live session.
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What this skill does

Meta Claude Hooks is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the engineering-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/meta-claude-hooks/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when writing, editing, debugging or reviewing a Claude Code hook - picking a hook event, writing a matcher, choosing a command/http/mcp_tool/prompt/agent handler, working out what arrives on stdin and what to print to allow, deny or inject context, why exit code 2 blocks one event and is ignored on another, why a hook silently never fires, or how to test one without a live session.

Who uses this skill

The Meta Claude Hooks Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 206,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/meta-claude-hooks
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/meta-claude-hooks/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/meta-claude-hooks/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/meta-claude-hooks/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/meta-claude-hooks/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\meta-claude-hooks\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Meta Claude Hooks Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/meta-claude-hooks/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Meta Claude Hooks skill do?
Use when writing, editing, debugging or reviewing a Claude Code hook - picking a hook event, writing a matcher, choosing a command/http/mcp_tool/prompt/agent handler, working out what arrives on stdin and what to print to allow, deny or inject context, why exit code 2 blocks one event and is ignored on another, why a hook silently never fires, or how to test one without a live session.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Meta Claude Hooks skill?
Use Meta Claude Hooks when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the engineering misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Meta Claude Hooks" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Meta Claude Hooks skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Meta Claude Hooks is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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bitranox. (2026). Meta Claude Hooks [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/meta-claude-hooks/
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@misc{meta-claude-hooks-2026,
  author    = {bitranox},
  title     = {Meta Claude Hooks [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/meta-claude-hooks/}
}

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