The two hook bridges (dsh-hooks-claude, dsh-hooks-codex) would otherwise duplicate
the bulk of the protocol — Codex deliberately reimplements a SUBSET of the Claude
Code protocol (same hooks.json shape, exit-code/stdout contract, command-hook
model). This library holds the genuinely-identical primitives; each bridge owns
only what differs (per-event stdin payload, env/substitution, decision mapping).
New packages/hooks/ group; hook-protocol is a LIBRARY (no plugin, registers/injects
nothing):
- matcher: matchesMatcher(pattern, query, mode) — the one dialect axis collapsed to
a mode param (claude = literal-or-regex with pipe alternation; codex = always
unanchored regex). Match-all on absent/''/'*'; invalid regex matches nothing.
- codec: parseHookOutput(exit, stdout, stderr) → dialect-neutral HookOutput. Exit 0
→ lenient JSON; exit 2 → blocking error (stderr = reason, surfaced as
decision:'block'); other → non-blocking. Parses the CC superset
(continue/stopReason/decision/hookSpecificOutput.{permissionDecision,
additionalContext,updatedInput}/systemMessage); permissionDecision overrides the
legacy top-level decision.
- runner: runHook(bash, hook, opts, now) — runs a command hook via ctx.bash (stdin
payload + trusted-plugin env), honors timeoutSec, never throws (executor reject →
non-blocking-error HookOutput). Injected clock for testable durations.
- merge: mergeHookOutputs — most-restrictive fold (deny>ask>allow, sticky stop,
block reasons joined, context/system-messages accumulated).
- hook/* session events (declaration-merged into SessionEventMap, log-only like
compact/*) + appendHookInvoked/appendHookResult helpers.
updatedInput is parsed but NOT honored (deferred pre-tool-input-rewrite RFC); a
bridge logs+warns. 47 unit tests at per-file 100% (matcher per-mode, codec per
exit-code/field, runner plumbing w/ stub executor, merge precedence, hook/*
helpers). RFC: implemented/feature/2026-06-30-hook-protocol-lib.md.
@deepseek-ai/dsh-hook-protocol
The shared core of the Claude Code / Codex hook wire protocol. NOT a cordis plugin — it registers nothing and injects nothing. It is a library of dialect-neutral primitives the two bridge plugins (@deepseek-ai/dsh-hooks-claude, @deepseek-ai/dsh-hooks-codex) import so neither re-implements the identical halves of the protocol.
Why a shared lib at all: Codex deliberately reimplements a subset of the Claude Code hook protocol — the same hooks.json matcher-group shape, the same exit-code/stdout output contract, the same command-hook execution model. The genuinely-shared parts live here; each bridge owns only what differs.
What's shared (here) vs. per-dialect (the bridges)
| Concern | Here (dsh-hook-protocol) |
The bridge (dsh-hooks-claude / -codex) |
|---|---|---|
| Matcher test | matchesMatcher(pattern, query, mode) — literal-or-regex by mode |
picks its mode (claude = literal-or-regex, codex = always regex) |
| Run a hook | runHook(bash, hook, opts, now) — stdin payload + env via ctx.bash, decode |
builds the per-event stdin payload + the dialect's env |
| Decode output | parseHookOutput(exit, stdout, stderr) → neutral HookOutput |
maps the neutral HookOutput onto a seam-specific typed Decision |
| Merge N hooks | mergeHookOutputs(outputs) → most-restrictive MergedHookOutcome |
— |
| Durable record | appendHookInvoked / appendHookResult (hook/* session events) |
calls them around each invocation |
Primitives
matchesMatcher(matcher, query, mode)— match-all on absent/''/'*';claudemode treats a pure[A-Za-z0-9_|]+pattern as a literal (pipe = exact-match alternation) and anything else as a regex;codexmode is always an unanchored regex. An invalid regex matches nothing (never throws).runHook(bash, hook, options, now)— serializeoptions.payloadto the hook's stdin (with a trailing newline iffoptions.trailingNewline), mergeoptions.envafter the executor's credential scrub (thedsh-bashtrusted-plugin surface), honor the hook'stimeoutSec(elsedefaultTimeoutMs), and decode the result. Never throws: an executor rejection (infra fault) becomes aHookOutputwithexitCode: undefined(a non-blocking error).nowis injected for testable durations.parseHookOutput(exitCode, stdout, stderr)— the exit-code + structured-stdout codec. Exit0→ parse JSON stdout (lenient: non-JSON is left for the bridge); exit2→ blocking error,stderris the block reason (surfaced asdecision: 'block'); other → non-blocking error.hookSpecificOutput.permissionDecision(allow/deny/ask) overrides a legacy top-leveldecision;additionalContext/updatedInput/systemMessage/continue/stopReason/suppressOutputare parsed too. Pure and total.mergeHookOutputs(outputs)— fold the results of every hook that matched one point: permission precedence deny > ask > allow, halt sticky on the firstcontinue:false, block reasons joined with\n\n,additionalContext/systemMessagesaccumulated in order.
hook/* session events
Declaration-merged into SessionEventMap (log-only, like compact/* — NOT a SurfaceEventType, no surfaceOp):
hook/invoked—{ turn, point, dialect, matcher?, handlerId }: a hook command ran.hook/result—{ turn, point, handlerId, decision, exitCode?, stderrSummary?, durationMs }: its outcome, paired byhandlerId.
Like every event they must sit inside an open turn. The mid-turn points (PreToolUse/PostToolUse/UserPromptSubmit/Stop) fire inside the loop's open turn by construction; SessionStart gets no hook/* record (its injected context/message is the durable evidence) — see the hooks RFC.
Input rewrite is parsed but not honored
HookOutput.updatedInput carries a hook's requested tool-input rewrite (CC updatedInput), but the harness does not honor it yet — input rewrite is a deferred consistency-design problem (the pre-tool-input-rewrite RFC). A bridge logs + warns when a hook sets it. See src/types.ts for the full contracts.