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Learn the art of automating your AI-assisted development workflow by building custom hooks that intercept, modify, and enhance how Cursor's AI agent interacts with your codebase.
## Course Overview
Cursor hooks are a powerful automation framework that allows you to run custom scripts in response to AI agent actions. This course takes you from creating your first simple hook to building a production-ready, type-safe automation system using TypeScript and Bun.
You'll learn how to intercept file operations, control shell executions, automatically format AI-generated code, and implement robust logging all while building practical, real-world integrations that enforce your project's standards and streamline your development workflow.
## What You'll Learn
- Set up and configure Cursor hooks in your projects
- Debug hook execution using Cursor's built-in logging tools
- Enable intelligent autocomplete with JSON schemas
- Build powerful TypeScript hooks using Bun
- Implement type-safe hook logic with official type definitions
- Enforce project tooling standards (e.g., bun vs npm)
- Automate code formatting and linting on AI edits
- Create robust logging and debugging systems for your hooks
## Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with TypeScript/JavaScript
- Cursor IDE installed
- Bun runtime (installed during the course)
- Understanding of command-line tools
## Key Technologies
- **Cursor IDE**: AI-powered code editor with hooks support
- **Bun**: Fast JavaScript runtime and toolkit
- **TypeScript**: Type-safe language for reliable automation
- **cursor-hooks**: Official type definitions package
- **JSON Schema**: Validation and autocomplete for configuration
## Learning Approach
Each lesson builds on the previous one, progressively enhancing your hook system from basic shell scripts to a sophisticated, type-safe automation framework. You'll write real code, see immediate results in your editor, and build a toolkit of reusable patterns for automating your AI-assisted development workflow.
By the end of this course, you'll have the skills to create custom hooks that make Cursor work exactly the way you want, enforcing standards, automating tedious tasks, and integrating seamlessly with your existing development tools.
