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Create reusable React hook (useX pattern). Triggers "create hook", "new hook", "custom hook", "useAuth"/"useScroll"-style names, extracting logic from a component.
Create reusable React hook (useX pattern). Triggers "create hook", "new hook", "custom hook", "useAuth"/"useScroll"-style names, extracting logic from a component.
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Create a custom React hook following Darkroom conventions. The hook itself is stack-agnostic — what differs between satus and novus is the path alias.
Read package.json:
dependencies.next → satus / Next.js (path alias @/, no lib/hooks/ requires 'use client' boundary)dependencies["react-router"] → novus / React Router (path alias ~/, components isomorphic)| Stack | Hook path |
|---|---|
| satus | lib/hooks/<name>.ts |
| novus | hooks/<name>.ts (novus puts hooks/ at the project root) |
Confirm by checking the existing lib/hooks/ or hooks/ directory structure if either pattern is unclear from package.json alone.
// lib/hooks/<name>.ts
'use client'
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
interface Use<Name>Options {
// Hook configuration options
}
interface Use<Name>Return {
// Return type definition
}
export function use<Name>(options?: Use<Name>Options): Use<Name>Return {
// Implementation
return {
// Return values
}
}
// hooks/<name>.ts
// No 'use client' — RR components are isomorphic; the hook runs wherever
// it's called from. If the hook touches browser APIs, guard with
// `typeof window !== 'undefined'` or call from inside `useEffect`.
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
interface Use<Name>Options {
// Hook configuration options
}
interface Use<Name>Return {
// Return type definition
}
export function use<Name>(options?: Use<Name>Options): Use<Name>Return {
// Implementation
return {
// Return values
}
}
export function useX, not default.use — React hook naming convention.| satus | novus | |
|---|---|---|
| Directive | 'use client' (hooks live in client boundary) | None (isomorphic) |
| Browser API guard | Only runs after hydration anyway | Guard with typeof window or use useEffect |
| Path alias | @/ | ~/ |
If this hook uses an external library, fetch docs first:
mcp__context7__resolve-library-id → get-library-docs) in Claude or when the user configured it in standalone Codex. Otherwise use official docs through native browsing or inspect the pinned local package. cc-settings does not auto-run unpinned registry MCP packages in Codex.bun info <package> to check the latest version.For common use cases, prefer hamo hooks (fetch hamo docs via Context7 first):
import { useWindowSize, useRect, useIntersectionObserver } from 'hamo'
Only create custom hooks when hamo doesn't cover the use case.
User: "create a useLocalStorage hook" (in satus repo)
→ Creates lib/hooks/use-local-storage.ts with 'use client' directive
User: "create a useLocalStorage hook" (in novus repo)
→ Creates hooks/use-local-storage.ts, no directive, browser-API-guarded
$ARGUMENTS — Hook name (e.g., "useAuth", "useLocalStorage")name: hook description: Create reusable React hook (useX pattern). Triggers "create hook", "new hook", "custom hook", "useAuth"/"useScroll"-style names, extracting logic from a component. argument-hint: "[hookName]"
---
name: hook
description: Create reusable React hook (useX pattern). Triggers "create hook", "new hook", "custom hook", "useAuth"/"useScroll"-style names, extracting logic from a component.
argument-hint: "[hookName]"
---
# Create Custom Hook
Create a custom React hook following Darkroom conventions. The hook itself is stack-agnostic — what differs between satus and novus is the path alias.
## Step 1 — Detect stack
Read `package.json`:
- `dependencies.next` → satus / Next.js (path alias `@/`, no `lib/hooks/` requires `'use client'` boundary)
- `dependencies["react-router"]` → novus / React Router (path alias `~/`, components isomorphic)
## Step 2 — Choose location
| Stack | Hook path |
|---|---|
| satus | `lib/hooks/<name>.ts` |
| novus | `hooks/<name>.ts` (novus puts `hooks/` at the project root) |
Confirm by checking the existing `lib/hooks/` or `hooks/` directory structure if either pattern is unclear from package.json alone.
## Step 3 — Emit template
### satus / Next.js
```tsx
// lib/hooks/<name>.ts
'use client'
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
interface Use<Name>Options {
// Hook configuration options
}
interface Use<Name>Return {
// Return type definition
}
export function use<Name>(options?: Use<Name>Options): Use<Name>Return {
// Implementation
return {
// Return values
}
}
```
### novus / React Router
```tsx
// hooks/<name>.ts
// No 'use client' — RR components are isomorphic; the hook runs wherever
// it's called from. If the hook touches browser APIs, guard with
// `typeof window !== 'undefined'` or call from inside `useEffect`.
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
interface Use<Name>Options {
// Hook configuration options
}
interface Use<Name>Return {
// Return type definition
}
export function use<Name>(options?: Use<Name>Options): Use<Name>Return {
// Implementation
return {
// Return values
}
}
```
## Conventions (both stacks)
1. **Type everything** — options interface, return interface.
2. **Named export** — `export function useX`, not default.
3. **Prefix with `use`** — React hook naming convention.
4. **No memoization** — React Compiler handles it automatically.
## Stack-specific
| | satus | novus |
|---|---|---|
| Directive | `'use client'` (hooks live in client boundary) | None (isomorphic) |
| Browser API guard | Only runs after hydration anyway | Guard with `typeof window` or use `useEffect` |
| Path alias | `@/` | `~/` |
## Before you start
If this hook uses an external library, **fetch docs first**:
1. Use Context7 MCP (`mcp__context7__resolve-library-id` → `get-library-docs`) in Claude or when the user configured it in standalone Codex. Otherwise use official docs through native browsing or inspect the pinned local package. cc-settings does not auto-run unpinned registry MCP packages in Codex.
2. Run `bun info <package>` to check the latest version.
## Consider Using Hamo
For common use cases, prefer `hamo` hooks (fetch `hamo` docs via Context7 first):
```tsx
import { useWindowSize, useRect, useIntersectionObserver } from 'hamo'
```
Only create custom hooks when `hamo` doesn't cover the use case.
## Example
```
User: "create a useLocalStorage hook" (in satus repo)
→ Creates lib/hooks/use-local-storage.ts with 'use client' directive
User: "create a useLocalStorage hook" (in novus repo)
→ Creates hooks/use-local-storage.ts, no directive, browser-API-guarded
```
## Arguments
- `$ARGUMENTS` — Hook name (e.g., "useAuth", "useLocalStorage")
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