create-hook

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create-hook helps author hooks.json and hook scripts that run on Cursor agent lifecycle events like before/after tool calls.

Create Cursor hooks for automating behavior around agent events.

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by Cursor Last verified: 2026-06-22

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First read https://skill123.app/install/skill123.md. Then install the "create-hook" agent skill by running:
npx skills add https://github.com/cursor/skills-cursor/tree/main/create-hook

Other install methods

CLI install

npx skills add https://github.com/cursor/skills-cursor/tree/main/create-hook

Manual install

.cursor/skills/create-hook/

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When to use

→ Cursor hooks setup
→ Event-driven automation
→ hooks.json configuration

Platforms

Cursor

Resources

skill-name/

├── SKILL.md

└── scripts/scripts/

Source

https://github.com/cursor/skills-cursor/create-hook

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