diff --git a/.claude/hooks/session-start.sh b/.claude/hooks/session-start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a07dd5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/hooks/session-start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Only run in remote (web) environments
+if [ "${CLAUDE_CODE_REMOTE:-}" != "true" ]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Install dependencies
+cd "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR"
+npm install
diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e06b033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "hooks": {
+    "SessionStart": [
+      {
+        "hooks": [
+          {
+            "type": "command",
+            "command": "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.claude/hooks/session-start.sh"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 61820dd..b513c11 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ dist/
 .dev.vars
 *.log
 *.mcpb
-.claude
\ No newline at end of file
+# Allow .claude/settings.json and hooks to be committed
+!.claude/
+.claude/*
+!.claude/settings.json
+!.claude/hooks/
\ No newline at end of file