Local quality gate that runs on every git commit:
- node --check syntax on staged .js files
- block on new emoji in staged .js/.html/.css (md files allowed)
- block on new console.log/debug/debugger statements
- backend route auth lint (existing npm run lint:routes)
- backend tests (baseline 3 fails, block if grew)
Install: npm run hooks:install (top-level)
Bypass: git commit --no-verify
Skips slow checks when irrelevant files changed (tests/lint only run
if backend touched).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>