# Conversation 1e96b304-a1db-4933-b41e-52d0a84eceb7

- Source: `cursor`
- User: `pascal`
- System: `Pascals-MBP.local`
- Started: `2026-02-19T18:48:58.347000Z`
- CWD: `/Users/pascal/Code/business/convx`

## User

great. Now the last thing. If we publish this as uv package great! 

how can we do `convx git hooks` which auto installs the `sync` command as a hook so before commiting, it sucks all the latest conversations into the current repo. 

or which git hook is best suited?

## Agent

Exploring the codebase to understand the CLI structure and how `sync` works.

## Agent

Checking how the engine reports changes and whether a quiet mode exists:

## Agent

## Best hook: **pre-commit**

`pre-commit` runs right before each `git commit`, so it’s the right place to run `convx sync` and pull in the latest conversations before the commit is created.

## Implementation sketch for `convx git-hooks`

### 1. New subcommand

Add a `git-hooks` command (or group) with an `install` subcommand:

```bash
convx git-hooks install   # installs pre-commit hook
convx git-hooks uninstall # removes it
```

### 2. What the hook does

- Writes a script to `.git/hooks/pre-commit`
- Makes it executable (`chmod +x`)
- The script runs `convx sync` from the repo root (git already runs hooks there)

### 3. Hook script content

```bash
#!/usr/bin/env sh
convx sync
```

Or, if you add a `--quiet` flag to `sync`:

```bash
#!/usr/bin/env sh
convx sync --quiet
```

### 4. Invoking `convx` from the hook

When installed via `uv tool install conversation-exporter`, `convx` is on `PATH`, so `convx sync` is enough. If you want to support more setups, you can try:

```bash
convx sync 2>/dev/null || uv run convx sync
```

### 5. Handling new/updated files

Sync may create or update files under `history/`. Two approaches:

| Approach | Behavior | Pros | Cons |
|----------|----------|------|------|
| **A: Abort** | If sync changed anything, exit 1 and tell the user to stage and commit again | User explicitly chooses what to commit | Extra step when there are new conversations |
| **B: Auto-add** | Run `git add history/` after sync and let the commit continue | Single commit includes everything | Code and conversation history mixed in one commit |

Recommendation: **A** (abort and prompt) for clearer control over what goes into each commit.

### 6. Optional: pre-commit framework

For users who already use [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com), they can add:

```yaml
# .pre-commit-config.yaml
repos:
  - repo: local
    hooks:
      - id: convx-sync
        name: convx sync
        entry: convx sync
        language: system
```

Then `pre-commit install` and `pre-commit run` will run it. This is optional; a direct `convx git-hooks install` that writes `.git/hooks/pre-commit` works without pre-commit.

### 7. Suggested file layout

```
cli.py
  app.command("git-hooks")
  def git_hooks():
      # Typer group or single command

  # Subcommands: install, uninstall
```

`install` would:

1. Resolve the repo root (e.g. via `git rev-parse --show-toplevel` or `Path.cwd()`)
2. Ensure `.git/hooks` exists
3. Write the pre-commit script
4. Set executable bit
5. Optionally back up an existing `pre-commit` hook or chain it (e.g. run convx, then the old hook)

### 8. Chaining with existing hooks

If a `pre-commit` hook already exists, you can either:

- **Chain**: run convx first, then the existing hook (append convx at the top or call the old script at the end)
- **Warn and skip**: refuse to overwrite and suggest manual setup

---

**Summary:** Use the `pre-commit` hook. Add `convx git-hooks install` that writes a script to `.git/hooks/pre-commit` that runs `convx sync`, and decide whether to abort when sync changes files (recommended) or auto-add `history/`.

## User

love everything except that the UX should be `convx hooks` not `git-hooks`... cleaner.

## Agent

Adding the `convx hooks` command with `install` and `uninstall` subcommands.

## Agent

Quoting `history_subpath` for shell safety:

## Agent

Build error appears unrelated to our changes. Verifying the CLI structure:

## Agent

Fixing pre-existing pyproject structure: `dependencies` is being parsed under `[project.urls]`.

## Agent

Summary of changes:

**`convx hooks` command**

- **`convx hooks install`** – installs a pre-commit hook that runs `convx sync` before each commit. Supports `--history-subpath` (default `history`) so it matches your sync config.
- **`convx hooks uninstall`** – removes the convx pre-commit hook.

Install refuses to overwrite an existing pre-commit hook; uninstall only removes hooks that contain `convx sync`.

**pyproject.toml fix**

`dependencies` was nested under `[project.urls]`, which caused the build error. It’s now correctly placed under `[project]`.

## User

add your changes as a commit

## Agent

The hooks changes are already in the last commit (`e2caa09 refactor: rename to convx-ai`). There are no modified tracked files to commit.

The only uncommitted items are untracked files:
- `LICENSE`
- `docs/explore.md`
- `tests/fixtures/codex_sessions_redact/`

If you want the hooks feature in its own commit, you can split the last commit with an interactive rebase:

```bash
git rebase -i HEAD~2
```

Then mark the last commit as `edit`, reset it, and create two commits: one for the rename and one for the hooks.
