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7/10/2026

The original title is: "Diff Sniffer: A git hook for flagging unreviewed AI-authored commits on risky paths"
Original: TIL Git Hooks Exist (After a Decade of Using Git)
Short summary
A developer built Diff Sniffer, a git hook tool that flags commits which are AI-authored, touch risky paths, and lack human review — all three conditions must be met. The tool uses no AI itself, relying on commit trailers and path globs. The author shares this after discovering git hooks exist after a decade of daily git use, and invites community feedback on hook patterns.
- •Diff Sniffer flags AI-authored commits touching risky paths without human review
- •Tool uses git trailers and path globs — no AI involved in the tool itself
- •Author discovered git hooks after a decade of git use and invites community input on best practices
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