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What optimus runs automatically, and when. A hook is a command Claude Code fires at a fixed moment, without you asking for it.

From plugin
optimus
7519 skills2 agents1 hook

Claude Code

> /plugin marketplace add oprogramadorreal/optimus-claude
> /plugin install optimus@optimus-claude

What fires, and when

SessionStart

Fires once when a session begins, and again after a context compaction. It is where a plugin sets up its environment, or restores state the compaction dropped.

  • Matchesstartup|resume|clear|compactbash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/session-start"
Read hooks/hooks.json

Where it lives

  • hooks/session-start.ps1GitHub
    Read the script
    # Native Windows entry point for Codex. Launch Bash directly: Git shell aliases
    # change cwd, and mixing Git's bundled shell with another Bash can lose env vars.
    $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
    [Console]::OutputEncoding = New-Object System.Text.UTF8Encoding $false
    
    function Find-NativeBash {
        if ($env:CLAUDE_CODE_GIT_BASH_PATH) {
            if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $env:CLAUDE_CODE_GIT_BASH_PATH -PathType Leaf)) {
                throw 'CLAUDE_CODE_GIT_BASH_PATH does not point to a Bash executable.'
            }
            return $env:CLAUDE_CODE_GIT_BASH_PATH
        }
    
        # Inspect paths without running Git: a broken repository config must not
        # prevent startup, and a minimal Git installation may contain no Bash.
        foreach ($git in @(Get-Command git.exe -All -CommandType Application -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
            $gitDir = Split-Path -Parent $git.Source
            foreach ($relative in @('../bin/bash.exe', '../usr/bin/bash.exe', '../../bin/bash.exe', '../../usr/bin/bash.exe')) {
                $candidate = [IO.Path]::GetFullPath((Join-Path $gitDir $relative))
                if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $candidate -PathType Leaf) {
                    return $candidate
                }
            }
        }
    
        # System32's bash.exe is a WSL launcher, not an interpreter for native paths.
        foreach ($bash in @(Get-Command bash.exe -All -CommandType Application -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
            if ($bash.Source -notmatch '\\Windows\\(?:System32|SysWOW64|Sysnative)\\') {
                return $bash.Source
            }
        }
    
        foreach ($base in @($env:ProgramFiles, ${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}, "$env:LOCALAPPDATA/Programs")) {
            if ($base) {
                $candidate = Join-Path $base 'Git/bin/bash.exe'
                if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $candidate -PathType Leaf) {
                    return $candidate
                }
            }
        }
        throw 'Optimus needs native Bash. Install Git for Windows or set CLAUDE_CODE_GIT_BASH_PATH to bash.exe.'
    }
    
    $bashPath = Find-NativeBash
    $bashDir = Split-Path -Parent $bashPath
    $bashRoot = Split-Path -Parent $bashDir
    if ((Split-Path -Leaf $bashRoot) -eq 'usr') {
        $bashRoot = Split-Path -Parent $bashRoot
    }
    # Use utilities from the selected Bash installation, including find rather than
    # Windows find.exe. Keep the caller's PATH afterward for project tools.
    $toolPaths = @(
        (Join-Path $bashRoot 'usr/bin')
        (Join-Path $bashRoot 'bin')
        (Join-Path $bashRoot 'cmd')
    ) | Where-Object { Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType Container }
    $env:PATH = (@($toolPaths) + @($env:PATH)) -join [IO.Path]::PathSeparator
    
    $scriptPath = (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'session-start').Replace('\', '/')
    & $bashPath $scriptPath
    exit $LASTEXITCODE
    

Read the script before you install anything that runs on your machine. This is the one part of a plugin that acts without being asked.

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Questions about the hooks in optimus.

Which coding agents can use the hooks in optimus?
The hooks in optimus install in Claude Code and Cursor: each runs Claude Code hooks from .claude/settings.json, so copy the hooks there.