Hook Diagnostics

Hook Diagnostics

Diagnose hook integration issues between Claude Code and the Agent Monitor.

Input

The user provides: $ARGUMENTS

This may be:

• "full" or empty (default: run all diagnostics)
• "install" to check hook installation only
• "connectivity" to check dashboard connectivity only
• "events" to check event delivery only

Procedure

Run diagnostic checks in this order:

1. Hook Installation Check

Verify hooks are installed in Claude Code settings:

# Check if hooks exist in Claude Code settings
cat ~/.claude/settings.json | jq '.hooks // empty'

Verify:

• All 7 expected hook types are registered: PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop, SubagentStop, Notification, SessionStart, SessionEnd
• Hook commands point to the correct handler script path
• Handler script exists and is readable at the configured path

2. Dashboard Connectivity

Test that the dashboard API is reachable:

curl -sf http://localhost:4820/api/health

Verify:

• Dashboard responds with 200 OK
• Response includes expected health fields
• WebSocket endpoint is accessible

3. Hook Handler Validation

Check the hook handler script:

# Verify handler exists and is executable
ls -la 
# Syntax check
node --check 

4. Event Delivery Test

Send a test event and verify it arrives:

echo '{"hook_type":"test","session_id":"diag-test","data":{}}' | \
  curl -sf -X POST http://localhost:4820/api/hooks/event \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @-

5. Database Check

Verify the database is writable and events are persisted:

curl -sf http://localhost:4820/api/stats
curl -sf http://localhost:4820/api/events?limit=5

6. Recent Event Flow

Check if events are flowing:

• Time since last event received
• Events received in last hour
• Any gaps in event delivery

Output Format

Present as a diagnostic report with:

Hook Diagnostics Report
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
✅ Hook Installation .............. PASS
✅ Dashboard Connectivity ......... PASS
✅ Handler Script ................. PASS
⚠️ Event Delivery ................ WARN (slow)
✅ Database ....................... PASS
❌ Recent Event Flow .............. FAIL (no events in 2h)
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Overall: 5/6 checks passed

For each failed or warning check, include:

• What was expected vs what was found
• Specific remediation steps
• Commands to fix the issue

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: hoangsonww
• Source: hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor
• License: MIT
• Homepage: https://hoangsonww.github.io/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor/

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.