Alex Mabe melonamin

Mandatory Skill Activation Hook for Claude Code

Forces Claude to evaluate and activate relevant skills before implementation. By default, Claude Code often ignores available skills entirely and proceeds with generic responses instead of leveraging specialized skill knowledge.

Problem Solved

Claude Code frequently skips skill evaluation and jumps straight to implementation, missing out on specialized context and workflows that skills provide. This hook injects a system reminder on every prompt submission that enforces a three-step sequence: evaluate → activate → implement.

Files Required

Write ultra-precise prompts — state edge cases, implicit assumptions, and concrete examples; Claude can’t guess them.
Ask Claude to “ultrathink” when deeper multi-step reasoning is needed.
Use planning mode (Shift+Tab twice) or another model for high-level design before coding.
Delegate with the Task tool — spawn specialist sub-agents (design, research, etc.) to tackle parts in parallel.
Make Claude RTFM first — link docs or start a research Task so it learns the latest best practices before scaffolding.
Start new threads often — run /clear to reset context and cut drift when you switch topics.
Restart with --resume to branch without losing work.
Use claude --dangerously-skip-permissions" to avoid constant prompts, but 1) it's probably better run in a container 2) mind the limits, it will eat them fast
Dictate long prompts with voice-to-text; Claude copes well with messy transcripts.
Stage early, stage often — git add after each good turn to simplify rollbacks.

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