#!/usr/bin/env node // ponytail — Claude Code SessionStart activation hook // // Runs on every session start: // 1. Writes flag file at ~/.claude/.ponytail-active (statusline reads this) // 2. Emits ponytail ruleset as hidden SessionStart context // 3. Detects missing statusline config and emits setup nudge const fs = require('fs'); const path = require('path'); const { getDefaultMode, getClaudeDir } = require('./ponytail-config'); const { getPonytailInstructions } = require('./ponytail-instructions'); const { clearMode, isCodex, setMode, writeHookOutput, } = require('./ponytail-runtime'); const claudeDir = getClaudeDir(); const settingsPath = path.join(claudeDir, 'settings.json'); const mode = getDefaultMode(); // "off" mode — skip activation entirely, don't write flag or emit rules if (mode === 'off') { clearMode(); writeHookOutput('SessionStart', 'off', isCodex ? '' : 'OK'); process.exit(0); } // 1. Write flag file try { setMode(mode); } catch (e) { // Silent fail -- flag is best-effort, don't block the hook } // 2. Emit the ponytail ruleset, filtered to the active intensity level. let output = getPonytailInstructions(mode); // 3. Detect missing statusline config — nudge Claude to help set it up if (!isCodex) try { let hasStatusline = false; if (fs.existsSync(settingsPath)) { // Strip UTF-8 BOM some editors prepend on Windows (breaks JSON.parse) const raw = fs.readFileSync(settingsPath, 'utf8').replace(/^\uFEFF/, ''); const settings = JSON.parse(raw); if (settings.statusLine) { hasStatusline = true; } } if (!hasStatusline) { const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32'; const scriptName = isWindows ? 'ponytail-statusline.ps1' : 'ponytail-statusline.sh'; const scriptPath = path.join(__dirname, scriptName); const command = isWindows ? `powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "${scriptPath}"` : `bash "${scriptPath}"`; const statusLineSnippet = '"statusLine": { "type": "command", "command": ' + JSON.stringify(command) + ' }'; output += "\n\n" + "STATUSLINE SETUP NEEDED: The ponytail plugin includes a statusline badge showing active mode " + "(e.g. [PONYTAIL], [PONYTAIL:ULTRA]). It is not configured yet. " + "To enable, add this to ~/.claude/settings.json: " + statusLineSnippet + " " + "Proactively offer to set this up for the user on first interaction."; } } catch (e) { // Silent fail — don't block session start over statusline detection } try { writeHookOutput('SessionStart', mode, output); } catch (e) { // Silent fail — stdout closed/EPIPE at hook exit must not surface as a hook failure }