Gh Setup Hooks — Development skill for Claude Code

gh-setup-hooks

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Auto-install GitHub CLI on Claude Code on the Web. **Just add one line to settings.json.**

Setup

1. Add hook to settings.json

Add to `.claude/settings.json`:

{
  "hooks": {
    "SessionStart": [
      {
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "bun x gh-setup-hooks",
            "timeout": 120
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

`npx -y gh-setup-hooks` is also ok.

2. Set up Claude Code on the Web

To use `gh` commands (e.g., `gh pr create`), you need to set `GH_TOKEN` or `GITHUB_TOKEN`:

1. Go to Claude Code on the Web
2. Open Settings → Custom Environment
3. Add environment variable:
   • Name: GH_TOKEN or GITHUB_TOKEN
   • Value: Your GitHub Personal Access Token

**Note**: The token needs `repo` scope for most operations.

Claude Code on the Web network should be **Full** or **Custom**. If using **Custom**, you need to allow `release-assets.githubusercontent.com`.

How It Works

1. Start a session on Claude Code on the Web
2. SessionStart hook runs npx gh-setup-hooks
3. Installs gh only in remote environment (CLAUDE_CODE_REMOTE=true)
4. Installs to ~/.local/bin and persists PATH
5. Auto-detects GH_REPO from git remote for gh CLI compatibility
6. Does nothing in local environment

Configuration

Environment Variable	Description	Default
GH_SETUP_VERSION	gh version to install	2.88.1

License

MIT

References

• npm package
• GitHub CLI
• [Claude Code Ho