From b73425f8118dc9cdc0bcd76a14ffd5aa11f9774f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "google-labs-jules[bot]"
 <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:42:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(test): configure core.hooksPath for test_hooks.py to run
 reliably

---
 CHANGELOG.md        | 3 +++
 tests/test_hooks.py | 1 +
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4a15b12..9d0593a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- test_hooks.py missing core.hooksPath configuration causing hook test to bypass git execution in temporary repositories.
+
 ## [0.11.0] — 2026-07-11
 
 Distribution & integration round — reach every agent host, run as a local guardrail, and compose with
diff --git a/tests/test_hooks.py b/tests/test_hooks.py
index 17e1a92..21e42f5 100644
--- a/tests/test_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/test_hooks.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def _init_repo(root: Path) -> None:
     subprocess.run(["git", "init", "-q"], cwd=root, check=True)
     subprocess.run(["git", "config", "user.email", "t@example.com"], cwd=root, check=True)
     subprocess.run(["git", "config", "user.name", "t"], cwd=root, check=True)
+    subprocess.run(["git", "config", "core.hooksPath", ".git/hooks"], cwd=root, check=True)
 
 
 @unittest.skipUnless(HAVE_GIT, "git not available")