Why does this skill prefer Ruff over Black or Flake8?

Ruff is significantly faster and natively combines the functionality of Black, Isort, Flake8, Bandit, and more into a single tool, reducing project overhead and configuration complexity.

Can I keep my existing custom pre-commit hooks?

Yes, when an existing configuration is detected, the skill provides an option to merge hooks, allowing you to keep custom configurations while updating standard tools.

How do I apply the generated configuration?

After the skill creates the .pre-commit-config.yaml file, you should run 'pre-commit install' to activate the hooks in your local environment.

Does this skill handle security scanning for secrets?

Yes, it integrates gitleaks and detect-private-key hooks to prevent sensitive information like API keys or certificates from being committed to your repository.

Pre-commit Config Generator

Name: Pre-commit Config Generator
Author: jugrajsingh

byjugrajsingh

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Security & Testing

Automates the creation and optimization of .pre-commit-config.yaml files for Python projects with a focus on security and modern tooling.

This skill streamlines the setup of Python development environments by generating a comprehensive and optimized pre-commit configuration. It prioritizes high-performance tools by migrating legacy linters and formatters like Black, Isort, and Flake8 to Ruff, while integrating essential security layers such as Gitleaks for secret detection and pip-audit for dependency vulnerability scanning. The skill intelligently detects your project context—including the presence of Docker, Makefiles, and static typing—to tailor hooks specifically to your repository's requirements, ensuring high code quality and security standards are enforced before every commit.

Key Features

01Integrates Gitleaks for automated secret and private key detection

02Context-aware hook activation for Docker, Markdown, and Makefiles

03Implements dependency vulnerability scanning via pip-audit

04Migrates legacy tools (Black, Isort, Flake8, Bandit) to high-performance Ruff

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06Interactive migration path for updating existing pre-commit configurations

Use Cases

01Hardening repository security by enforcing secret scanning and dependency audits before commits

02Setting up a new Python project with industry-standard linting and security

03Modernizing an existing codebase by consolidating multiple linters into a single Ruff configuration

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jugrajsingh/skillgarden generating-precommit

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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