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    }
    ```
 
+## Claude Code Hook (Optional)
+
+The repo includes an optional [Claude Code hook](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks) that blocks high-risk packages before installation. When Claude Code runs `npm install`, `yarn add`, `bun add`, or `pnpm add`, the hook calls the Socket `/v0/purl` API and denies the install when the package's supply chain score is below `0.2` (known malware, typosquats, high-risk supply chain signals).
+
+### Hook Setup
+
+**Prerequisites:**
+- Node.js 22+
+- A Socket API key with `packages:list` scope. See [creating API tokens](https://docs.socket.dev/reference/creating-and-managing-api-tokens). Export it in your shell:
+  ```bash
+  export SOCKET_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
+  ```
+  This is the same key used by the Socket MCP server.
+
+1. Copy the hook script:
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p ~/.claude/hooks
+cp hooks/socket-gate.ts ~/.claude/hooks/
+```
+
+2. Add to `~/.claude/settings.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "hooks": {
+    "PreToolUse": [
+      {
+        "matcher": "Bash",
+        "hooks": [
+          {
+            "type": "command",
+            "command": "node --experimental-strip-types ~/.claude/hooks/socket-gate.ts"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### How it works
+
+The hook denies installation when `score.supplyChain < 0.2`, allows it otherwise. Examples:
+
+| Package | `supplyChain` | Decision |
+|---------|--------------|----------|
+| `express`, `lodash`, `react` | ~0.97+ | Allow |
+| `browserlist` (typosquat of `browserslist`) | 0.15 | Block |
+| Confirmed malware | 0 | Block |
+
+### Behavior on errors
+
+- **`SOCKET_API_KEY` not set** — **deny**, with a setup message. The hook will not silently leave you unprotected.
+- **Network, timeout, or parse errors** — **allow**. A Socket API outage will not block legitimate work.
+
+### Limitations
+
+This hook is a best-effort guardrail, not a complete defense. Known gaps:
+
+- **Manifest edits + lockfile installs.** If Claude edits `package.json` directly and then runs bare `npm install` / `npm ci` / `yarn` / `pnpm install`, there is no package name on the command line for the hook to extract, so no check is performed.
+- **JavaScript ecosystems only.** `pip`, `cargo`, `gem`, `go get`, etc. are not intercepted.
+- **Package-manager invocations only.** Direct downloads (`curl | sh`, `wget`), post-install scripts of already-accepted packages, and transitive dependencies pulled in by an allowed package are not re-checked.
+- **Indirect Claude paths.** Sub-agents, MCP tools that shell out, or non-`Bash` tool calls are not covered unless the `matcher` is broadened.
+
+For defense in depth, pair this hook with the Socket MCP server (for AI-assisted review), [Socket CLI](https://docs.socket.dev/docs/socket-cli) scans in CI, and [Socket Firewall](https://docs.socket.dev/docs/socket-firewall-enterprise) at the registry boundary.
+
+### Testing the hook
+
+```bash
+# Should block (typosquat)
+echo '{"session_id":"test","tool_name":"Bash","tool_input":{"command":"npm install browserlist"}}' \
+  | node --experimental-strip-types hooks/socket-gate.ts
+
+# Should allow (safe package)
+echo '{"session_id":"test","tool_name":"Bash","tool_input":{"command":"npm install express"}}' \
+  | node --experimental-strip-types hooks/socket-gate.ts
+```
+
+Inspired by [Jimmy Vo's dependency hook](https://blog.jimmyvo.com/posts/claudes-dependency-hook/).
+
 ## Tools exposed by the Socket MCP Server
 
 ### depscore
diff --git a/hooks/socket-gate.test.ts b/hooks/socket-gate.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68a28e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/socket-gate.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import { test } from 'node:test'
+import assert from 'node:assert'
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+
+const hookPath = join(import.meta.dirname, 'socket-gate.ts')
+
+function runHook (input: string, env: Record<string, string | undefined> = {}): string {
+  return execFileSync('node', ['--experimental-strip-types', hookPath], {
+    input,
+    encoding: 'utf-8',
+    timeout: 30_000,
+    env: { ...process.env, ...env }
+  }).trim()
+}
+
+function parseOutput (output: string): { decision: string, reason?: string } {
+  const parsed = JSON.parse(output)
+  return {
+    decision: parsed.hookSpecificOutput.permissionDecision,
+    reason: parsed.hookSpecificOutput.permissionDecisionReason
+  }
+}
+
+function makeInput (command: string): string {
+  return JSON.stringify({
+    session_id: 'test',
+    tool_name: 'Bash',
+    tool_input: { command }
+  })
+}
+
+const hasApiKey = !!process.env.SOCKET_API_KEY
+
+test('socket-gate hook', async (t) => {
+  await t.test('allows non-Bash tools', () => {
+    const input = JSON.stringify({ session_id: 'test', tool_name: 'Read', tool_input: { path: '/tmp/foo' } })
+    const result = parseOutput(runHook(input))
+    assert.strictEqual(result.decision, 'allow')
+  })
+
+  await t.test('allows non-install commands', () => {
+    const result = parseOutput(runHook(makeInput('ls -la')))
+    assert.strictEqual(result.decision, 'allow')
+  })
+
+  await t.test('allows lockfile-only installs', () => {
+    for (const cmd of ['npm install', 'npm i', 'npm ci', 'yarn', 'yarn install', 'bun install', 'pnpm install']) {
+      const result = parseOutput(runHook(makeInput(cmd)))
+      assert.strictEqual(result.decision, 'allow', `should allow: ${cmd}`)
+    }
+  })
+
+  await t.test('allows empty input', () => {
+    const result = parseOutput(runHook(''))
+    assert.strictEqual(result.decision, 'allow')
+  })
+
+  await t.test('allows invalid JSON', () => {
+    const result = parseOutput(runHook('not json'))
+    assert.strictEqual(result.decision, 'allow')
+  })
+
+  await t.test('denies when SOCKET_API_KEY is missing', () => {
+    const result = parseOutput(runHook(makeInput('npm install lodash'), { SOCKET_API_KEY: '' }))
+    assert.strictEqual(result.decision, 'deny')
+    assert.ok(result.reason?.includes('SOCKET_API_KEY'), 'reason should mention the env var')
+  })
+
+  await t.test('allows safe package (lodash)', { skip: !hasApiKey && 'SOCKET_API_KEY not set' }, () => {
+    const result = parseOutput(runHook(makeInput('npm install lodash')))
+    assert.strictEqual(result.decision, 'allow')
+  })
+
+  await t.test('allows safe scoped package (@types/node)', { skip: !hasApiKey && 'SOCKET_API_KEY not set' }, () => {
+    const result = parseOutput(runHook(makeInput('yarn add @types/node')))
+    assert.strictEqual(result.decision, 'allow')
+  })
+
+  await t.test('blocks typosquat (browserlist)', { skip: !hasApiKey && 'SOCKET_API_KEY not set' }, () => {
+    const result = parseOutput(runHook(makeInput('npm install browserlist')))
+    assert.strictEqual(result.decision, 'deny')
+    assert.ok(result.reason?.includes('browserlist'), 'reason should mention package name')
+    assert.ok(result.reason?.includes('supply chain score'), 'reason should mention the score')
+    assert.ok(result.reason?.includes('socket.dev'), 'reason should include review link')
+  })
+
+  await t.test('handles versioned install', { skip: !hasApiKey && 'SOCKET_API_KEY not set' }, () => {
+    const result = parseOutput(runHook(makeInput('npm install express@4.18.2')))
+    assert.strictEqual(result.decision, 'allow')
+  })
+
+  await t.test('handles pnpm add', { skip: !hasApiKey && 'SOCKET_API_KEY not set' }, () => {
+    const result = parseOutput(runHook(makeInput('pnpm add express')))
+    assert.strictEqual(result.decision, 'allow')
+  })
+
+  await t.test('handles bun add', { skip: !hasApiKey && 'SOCKET_API_KEY not set' }, () => {
+    const result = parseOutput(runHook(makeInput('bun add express')))
+    assert.strictEqual(result.decision, 'allow')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/hooks/socket-gate.ts b/hooks/socket-gate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10d197d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/socket-gate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env -S node --experimental-strip-types
+/**
+ * socket-gate.ts — Claude Code PreToolUse hook
+ *
+ * Intercepts npm/yarn/bun/pnpm install commands and checks packages against
+ * the Socket API. Blocks packages with a supply chain score below 0.2
+ * (known malware, typosquats, high-risk supply chain signals).
+ *
+ * Setup:
+ *   1. export SOCKET_API_KEY=... (same key used by the MCP server)
+ *   2. Copy this file to ~/.claude/hooks/socket-gate.ts
+ *   3. Add to ~/.claude/settings.json (see README)
+ *
+ * Denies when SOCKET_API_KEY is missing so users are not silently
+ * unprotected. Fails open on network, parse, or timeout errors so a
+ * Socket outage does not block legitimate work.
+ */
+
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+
+const SOCKET_API_URL = 'https://api.socket.dev/v0/purl'
+const SUPPLY_CHAIN_THRESHOLD = 0.2
+const REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000
+
+interface HookInput {
+  session_id: string
+  tool_name: string
+  tool_input: Record<string, unknown> | string
+}
+
+interface PurlResponse {
+  score?: {
+    supplyChain?: number
+  }
+}
+
+function outputAllow (): void {
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+    hookSpecificOutput: {
+      hookEventName: 'PreToolUse',
+      permissionDecision: 'allow'
+    }
+  }))
+}
+
+function outputDeny (reason: string): void {
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+    hookSpecificOutput: {
+      hookEventName: 'PreToolUse',
+      permissionDecision: 'deny',
+      permissionDecisionReason: reason
+    }
+  }))
+}
+
+const INSTALL_PATTERNS = [
+  /npm\s+(?:install|i|add)\s+([^\s-][^\s]*)/i,
+  /yarn\s+add\s+([^\s-][^\s]*)/i,
+  /bun\s+add\s+([^\s-][^\s]*)/i,
+  /pnpm\s+add\s+([^\s-][^\s]*)/i
+]
+
+const LOCKFILE_PATTERNS = [
+  /^npm\s+(install|i|ci)\s*$/i,
+  /^yarn\s*(install)?\s*$/i,
+  /^bun\s+install\s*$/i,
+  /^pnpm\s+install\s*$/i
+]
+
+export function extractPackageName (command: string): string | null {
+  if (LOCKFILE_PATTERNS.some(p => p.test(command.trim()))) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  for (const pattern of INSTALL_PATTERNS) {
+    const match = command.match(pattern)
+    if (match) {
+      const pkg = match[1]
+      return pkg.replace(/@[\d^~].*/u, '').replace(/@latest$/u, '')
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
+
+export async function checkPackage (
+  packageName: string,
+  apiKey: string,
+  fetchImpl: typeof fetch = fetch
+): Promise<{ decision: 'allow' | 'deny', reason: string }> {
+  const auth = Buffer.from(`${apiKey}:`).toString('base64')
+
+  const res = await fetchImpl(SOCKET_API_URL, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      'Authorization': `Basic ${auth}`,
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      components: [{ purl: `pkg:npm/${packageName}` }]
+    }),
+    signal: AbortSignal.timeout(REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS)
+  })
+
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Socket API returned ${res.status}`)
+  }
+
+  const text = await res.text()
+  const line = text.split('\n').find(l => l.trim().length > 0)
+  if (!line) {
+    throw new Error('Empty response from Socket API')
+  }
+
+  const parsed: PurlResponse = JSON.parse(line)
+  const score = parsed.score?.supplyChain
+
+  if (typeof score !== 'number') {
+    throw new Error('Missing supplyChain score in response')
+  }
+
+  if (score < SUPPLY_CHAIN_THRESHOLD) {
+    return {
+      decision: 'deny',
+      reason: `Socket blocked "${packageName}": supply chain score is ${score.toFixed(2)} (threshold ${SUPPLY_CHAIN_THRESHOLD}).\n\nReview: https://socket.dev/npm/package/${packageName}`
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { decision: 'allow', reason: '' }
+}
+
+async function main (): Promise<void> {
+  let raw: string
+  try {
+    raw = readFileSync(0, 'utf-8')
+  } catch {
+    outputAllow()
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (!raw.trim()) {
+    outputAllow()
+    return
+  }
+
+  let input: HookInput
+  try {
+    input = JSON.parse(raw)
+  } catch {
+    outputAllow()
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (input.tool_name !== 'Bash') {
+    outputAllow()
+    return
+  }
+
+  const command = typeof input.tool_input === 'string'
+    ? input.tool_input
+    : (input.tool_input?.command as string) || ''
+
+  if (!command) {
+    outputAllow()
+    return
+  }
+
+  const packageName = extractPackageName(command)
+  if (!packageName) {
+    outputAllow()
+    return
+  }
+
+  const apiKey = process.env.SOCKET_API_KEY
+  if (!apiKey) {
+    outputDeny('SOCKET_API_KEY is not set. Export it in your shell (same key used by the Socket MCP server) or remove the hook from ~/.claude/settings.json.')
+    return
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const result = await checkPackage(packageName, apiKey)
+    if (result.decision === 'deny') {
+      outputDeny(result.reason)
+    } else {
+      outputAllow()
+    }
+  } catch {
+    outputAllow()
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(() => {
+  outputAllow()
+})