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+# Stop Hook Design
+
+**Date:** 2026-02-21
+**Scope:** Project-level Claude Code hooks for Gravl
+
+## Goal
+
+Prevent Claude from stopping mid-session without completing its work. Two enforced conditions:
+
+1. No uncommitted changes to tracked files
+2. No unresolved conversational TODOs or promises
+
+## Approach
+
+Two parallel hooks registered in `.claude/settings.json` under the `Stop` event. Both run every time Claude considers stopping.
+
+## Hook 1 — Git Clean Check (command)
+
+**File:** `.claude/hooks/git-clean-check.sh`
+
+Uses `git diff --name-only HEAD` to detect modified tracked files that were not committed. Untracked files (e.g. `frontend/dist/`, planning docs) are intentionally ignored to avoid false positives.
+
+- Exit 2 + JSON to stderr → blocks Claude from stopping, feeds reason back
+- Exit 0 + JSON to stdout → approves
+
+## Hook 2 — Conversation TODO Check (prompt)
+
+A prompt hook that reads the conversation transcript and looks for unresolved work: phrases like "I'll fix X later", "TODO:", "we should also…", or any task Claude mentioned but did not complete. Returns `approve` or `block` with a list of unresolved items.
+
+## File Layout
+
+```
+.claude/
+  settings.json           # Hook registration
+  hooks/
+    git-clean-check.sh    # Git dirty state check
+```
+
+## Decisions
+
+- **Modified tracked files only (not untracked):** `frontend/dist/` and `.planning/` untracked files would cause constant false positives with a full `git status --porcelain` check.
+- **Prompt hook for TODOs (not grep):** The goal is conversational promises, not code comments. A prompt hook reads the transcript and can reason about intent.
+- **Project-level, not plugin:** These checks are specific to Gravl's GSD commit workflow; no plugin abstraction needed.