session-start.example.json

{
  "_comment": "Reference SessionStart hook for claude-codestart. Merge the 'hooks' key into your existing ~/.claude/settings.json. Do NOT replace the file — merge carefully.",
  "_install_instructions": [
    "1. Open ~/.claude/settings.json in your editor",
    "2. If a top-level 'hooks' key already exists, add the SessionStart entry into its array",
    "3. If no 'hooks' key exists, add the entire 'hooks' block below as a new top-level key",
    "4. Save and start a new claude session — you should see 'Loading codestart pulse...' briefly",
    "5. Test: claude --print 'Summarize my pulse without any tool calls'"
  ],
  "hooks": {
    "SessionStart": [
      {
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "$HOME/.claude-codestart/build-pulse.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 && cat $HOME/.claude-codestart/PULSE.md",
            "timeout": 30,
            "statusMessage": "Loading codestart pulse..."
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}