Gathering detailed insights and metrics for lefthook
Gathering detailed insights and metrics for lefthook
Fast and powerful Git hooks manager for any type of projects.
Installations
npm install lefthookDeveloper Guide
BETA
Typescript
No
Module System
CommonJS
Node Version
20.19.2
NPM Version
10.8.2
Score
90.4
Supply Chain
100
Quality
91.2
Maintenance
100
Vulnerability
100
License
Releases
177
Languages
6
Go
Ruby
JavaScript
Shell
Python
Makefile
Go (90.84%)
Ruby (4.18%)
JavaScript (1.89%)
Shell (1.85%)
Python (0.73%)
Makefile (0.52%)
Developer
Download Statistics
Total Downloads
17,151,927
Last Day
32,749
Last Week
416,091
Last Month
1,733,842
Last Year
13,008,183
GitHub Statistics
MIT License
6,115 Stars
989 Commits
234 Forks
28 Watchers
5 Branches
152 Contributors
Updated on Jun 30, 2025
Bundle Size
772.00 B
Minified
457.00 B
Minified + Gzipped
Maintainers
1
Package Meta Information
Latest Version
1.11.14
Package Id
lefthook@1.11.14
Unpacked Size
23.24 kB
Size
5.46 kB
File Count
6
NPM Version
10.8.2
Node Version
20.19.2
Published on
Jun 16, 2025
Total Downloads
Cumulative downloads
Total Downloads
17,151,927
Last Day
20.2%
32,749
Compared to previous day
Last Week
-3.7%
416,091
Compared to previous week
Last Month
4.5%
1,733,842
Compared to previous month
Last Year
284.6%
13,008,183
Compared to previous year
Weekly Downloads
Monthly Downloads
Yearly Downloads
Lefthook
A Git hooks manager for Node.js, Ruby, Python and many other types of projects.
- Fast. It is written in Go. Can run commands in parallel.
- Powerful. It allows to control execution and files you pass to your commands.
- Simple. It is single dependency-free binary which can work in any environment.
Install
With Go (>= 1.24):
1go install github.com/evilmartians/lefthook@latest
- or as a go tool
1go get -tool github.com/evilmartians/lefthook
With NPM:
1npm install lefthook --save-dev
For Ruby:
1gem install lefthook
For Python:
1pip install lefthook
Installation guide with more ways to install lefthook: apt, brew, winget, and others.
Usage
Configure your hooks, install them once and forget about it: rely on the magic underneath.
TL;DR
1# Configure your hooks 2vim lefthook.yml 3 4# Install them to the git project 5lefthook install 6 7# Enjoy your work with git 8git add -A && git commit -m '...'
More details
- Configuration for
lefthook.ymlconfig options. - Usage for lefthook CLI options, supported ENVs, and usage tips.
- Discussions for questions, ideas, suggestions.
Why Lefthook
-
Parallel execution
Gives you more speed. docs
1pre-push: 2 parallel: true
-
Flexible list of files
If you want your own list. Custom and prebuilt examples.
1pre-commit: 2 jobs: 3 - name: lint frontend 4 run: yarn eslint {staged_files} 5 6 - name: lint backend 7 run: bundle exec rubocop --force-exclusion {all_files} 8 9 - name: stylelint frontend 10 files: git diff --name-only HEAD @{push} 11 run: yarn stylelint {files}
-
Glob and regexp filters
If you want to filter list of files. You could find more glob pattern examples here.
1pre-commit: 2 jobs: 3 - name: lint backend 4 glob: "*.rb" # glob filter 5 exclude: '(^|/)(application|routes)\.rb$' # regexp filter 6 run: bundle exec rubocop --force-exclusion {all_files}
-
Execute in sub-directory
If you want to execute the commands in a relative path
1pre-commit: 2 jobs: 3 - name: lint backend 4 root: "api/" # Careful to have only trailing slash 5 glob: "*.rb" # glob filter 6 run: bundle exec rubocop {all_files}
-
Run scripts
If oneline commands are not enough, you can execute files. docs
1commit-msg: 2 jobs: 3 - script: "template_checker" 4 runner: bash
-
Tags
If you want to control a group of commands. docs
1pre-push: 2 jobs: 3 - name: audit packages 4 tags: 5 - frontend 6 - linters 7 run: yarn lint 8 9 - name: audit gems 10 tags: 11 - backend 12 - security 13 run: bundle audit
-
Support Docker
If you are in the Docker environment. docs
1pre-commit: 2 jobs: 3 - script: "good_job.js" 4 runner: docker run -it --rm <container_id_or_name> {cmd}
-
Local config
If you are a frontend/backend developer and want to skip unnecessary commands or override something in Docker. docs
1# lefthook-local.yml 2pre-push: 3 exclude_tags: 4 - frontend 5 jobs: 6 - name: audit packages 7 skip: true
-
Direct control
If you want to run hooks group directly.
1$ lefthook run pre-commit
-
Your own tasks
If you want to run specific group of commands directly.
1fixer: 2 jobs: 3 - run: bundle exec rubocop --force-exclusion --safe-auto-correct {staged_files} 4 - run: yarn eslint --fix {staged_files}
1$ lefthook run fixer
-
Control output
You can control what lefthook prints with output option.
1output: 2 - execution 3 - failure
Guides
- Install with Node.js
- Install with Ruby
- Install with Homebrew
- Install with Winget
- Install for Debian-based Linux
- Install for RPM-based Linux
- Install for Arch Linux
- Install for Alpine Linux
- Usage
- Configuration
Examples
Check examples
Articles
- 5 cool (and surprising) ways to configure Lefthook for automation joy
- Lefthook: Knock your team’s code back into shape
- Lefthook + Crystalball
- Keeping OSS documentation in check with docsify, Lefthook, and friends
- Automatically linting docker containers
- Smooth PostgreSQL upgrades in DockerDev environments with Lefthook
- Lefthook for React/React Native apps
No vulnerabilities found.
Reason
30 commit(s) and 16 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Reason
security policy file detected
Details
- Info: security policy file detected: SECURITY.md:1
- Info: Found linked content: SECURITY.md:1
- Info: Found disclosure, vulnerability, and/or timelines in security policy: SECURITY.md:1
- Info: Found text in security policy: SECURITY.md:1
Reason
no dangerous workflow patterns detected
Reason
no binaries found in the repo
Reason
license file detected
Details
- Info: project has a license file: LICENSE:0
- Info: FSF or OSI recognized license: MIT License: LICENSE:0
Reason
0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Reason
packaging workflow detected
Details
- Info: Project packages its releases by way of GitHub Actions.: .github/workflows/release.yml:12
Reason
SAST tool detected but not run on all commits
Details
- Info: SAST configuration detected: CodeQL
- Warn: 19 commits out of 21 are checked with a SAST tool
Reason
Found 10/29 approved changesets -- score normalized to 3
Reason
no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
Reason
detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
Details
- Info: jobLevel 'actions' permission set to 'read': .github/workflows/codeql.yml:18
- Info: jobLevel 'contents' permission set to 'read': .github/workflows/codeql.yml:19
- Warn: no topLevel permission defined: .github/workflows/codeql.yml:1
- Warn: no topLevel permission defined: .github/workflows/gh-pages.yml:1
- Warn: no topLevel permission defined: .github/workflows/lint.yml:1
- Warn: topLevel 'contents' permission set to 'write': .github/workflows/release.yml:9
- Warn: no topLevel permission defined: .github/workflows/test.yml:1
- Info: no jobLevel write permissions found
Reason
dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
Details
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/codeql.yml:31: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/codeql.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/codeql.yml:35: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/codeql.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/codeql.yml:49: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/codeql.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/codeql.yml:62: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/codeql.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/gh-pages.yml:15: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/gh-pages.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/gh-pages.yml:18: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/gh-pages.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/gh-pages.yml:25: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/gh-pages.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/lint.yml:13: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/lint.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/lint.yml:15: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/lint.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/lint.yml:19: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/lint.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:16: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:24: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:29: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:37: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:48: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:83: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:88: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:151: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:171: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:175: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:181: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:235: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:57: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:62: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:111: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:116: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:122: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:161: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:203: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/release.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:69: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/test.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:71: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/test.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:75: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/test.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:83: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/test.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:94: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/test.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:16: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/test.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:18: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/test.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:24: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/test.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:39: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/test.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:41: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/test.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:49: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/test.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/test.yml:58: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/evilmartians/lefthook/test.yml/master?enable=pin
- Warn: pipCommand not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:126
- Warn: pipCommand not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/release.yml:185
- Info: 0 out of 29 GitHub-owned GitHubAction dependencies pinned
- Info: 0 out of 12 third-party GitHubAction dependencies pinned
- Info: 0 out of 2 pipCommand dependencies pinned
- Info: 1 out of 1 goCommand dependencies pinned
Reason
project is not fuzzed
Details
- Warn: no fuzzer integrations found
Reason
branch protection not enabled on development/release branches
Details
- Warn: branch protection not enabled for branch 'master'
Reason
Project has not signed or included provenance with any releases.
Details
- Warn: release artifact v1.11.14 not signed: https://api.github.com/repos/evilmartians/lefthook/releases/225504423
- Warn: release artifact v1.11.13 not signed: https://api.github.com/repos/evilmartians/lefthook/releases/219016393
- Warn: release artifact v1.11.12 not signed: https://api.github.com/repos/evilmartians/lefthook/releases/215118631
- Warn: release artifact v1.11.11 not signed: https://api.github.com/repos/evilmartians/lefthook/releases/213640047
- Warn: release artifact v1.11.10 not signed: https://api.github.com/repos/evilmartians/lefthook/releases/212232997
- Warn: release artifact v1.11.14 does not have provenance: https://api.github.com/repos/evilmartians/lefthook/releases/225504423
- Warn: release artifact v1.11.13 does not have provenance: https://api.github.com/repos/evilmartians/lefthook/releases/219016393
- Warn: release artifact v1.11.12 does not have provenance: https://api.github.com/repos/evilmartians/lefthook/releases/215118631
- Warn: release artifact v1.11.11 does not have provenance: https://api.github.com/repos/evilmartians/lefthook/releases/213640047
- Warn: release artifact v1.11.10 does not have provenance: https://api.github.com/repos/evilmartians/lefthook/releases/212232997
Score
5.6
/10
Last Scanned on 2025-06-23
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