From 9df66c2691f0fea472bc32dfd0aeb03b183e8796 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: agentlaunchops-ai <agentlaunchops-ai@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 21:40:19 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Document pre-commit hook setup

---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 4eea990..e31c2fe 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -21,10 +21,17 @@ source .venv/bin/activate   # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
 # 3. Install the package in editable mode with dev dependencies
 pip install -e ".[dev]"
 
-# 4. Verify the CLI is available
+# 4. Install the local pre-commit hooks
+pip install pre-commit
+pre-commit install
+
+# 5. Verify the CLI is available
 anglerfish --version
 ```
 
+The pre-commit hooks run `ruff check --fix` and `ruff-format`, mirroring the
+style gates enforced in CI.
+
 ---
 
 ## Running Tests and Linting