Claude Code hooks worth building

1. 1Send working, waiting and done states from hooks to a small local daemon.
2. 2Map each state to a color on a smart bulb, USB light or menu bar icon.
3. 3Sell a ready-to-use light that sets itself up with one command.

The Reddit threads

• ▲3.7kI built a status light for Claude Code. Do you think this is actually useful?r/ClaudeCode · 386 comments
• ▲1.7kTurned a desk lamp into a Claude Code status indicatorr/ClaudeAI · 88 comments
• ▲227My cursor sprouts a Claude logo the moment Claude Code is waiting on me - so I stop babysitting the terminalr/ClaudeCode · 31 comments

1. 1On SessionEnd, total the session's tokens and cost per model from its log.
2. 2Add files changed from git and time spent from timestamps.
3. 3Sell a history that exports receipts per client for invoices.

The Reddit threads

• ▲1.8kI'm printing paper receipts after every Claude Code session, and you can toor/ClaudeCode · 161 comments

1. 1Parse every Bash call and match it against destructive patterns, not plain strings.
2. 2Block with exit code 2 and tell the agent the safe alternative.
3. 3Sell shared rule sets for databases, cloud CLIs and disk tools.

The Reddit threads

• ▲627Claude Code deleted my entire 202GB archive after I explicitly said "do not remove any data"r/ClaudeCode · 246 comments
• ▲970Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes roguer/ClaudeAI · 193 comments
• ▲2I built a one-file hook that bounces the destructive commands an agent runs in --dangerously-skip-permissions mode (45/45 footguns, 0 false positives)r/ClaudeCode · 5 comments

1. 1On every PreToolUse event, sum the session's token use from its log.
2. 2Exit with code 2 and a clear message once the session passes its budget.
3. 3Sell shared budgets and Slack alerts to teams.

The Reddit threads

• ▲1.3kI accidentally burned ~$6,000 of Claude usage overnight with one command.r/ClaudeAI · 341 comments
• ▲3Gave my Claude Code agents a budget it can check before burning through my usager/mcp · 5 comments

1. 1Match Read, Grep and Bash calls against secret file patterns.
2. 2Block with exit code 2 and log every attempt.
3. 3Sell central policies and audit exports to teams.

The Reddit threads

• ▲322[Security] Claude Code reads .env files by default - This needs immediate attention from the team and awareness from devsr/ClaudeAI · 298 comments

1. 1After each edit and commit, scan new names, comments and messages for phrases like "without X".
2. 2Block and ask the agent to rename when one turns up.
3. 3Publish it in a plugin marketplace to grow a following.

The Reddit threads

• ▲267Claude keeps naming things after the mistakes I told it not to make. So I built a hook for it.r/ClaudeAI · 47 comments

1. 1On UserPromptSubmit, flag short prompts that name no files.
2. 2On the first Edit or Write call, block once and ask Claude for its assumptions.
3. 3Ship it in a plugin marketplace to grow a following.

The Reddit threads

• ▲152Hot take: Claude code should ask more questions before touching your code.r/ClaudeAI · 122 comments