Add per-hook disable mechanism for plugin hooks

Hooks now check .codeforge/config/disabled-hooks.json at startup and
exit early if their script name appears in the disabled list. Disables
git-state-injector, ticket-linker, spec-reminder, and commit-reminder
by default. Also comments out legacy claude-session-dashboard feature
in devcontainer.json (replaced by first-party dashboard).

Fixed misplaced hook gate in syntax-validator.py (was inside try block).

Author: AnExiledDev

container/.codeforge/config/disabled-hooks.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+	"disabled": [
+		"git-state-injector",
+		"ticket-linker",
+		"spec-reminder",
+		"commit-reminder"
+	]
+}

container/.codeforge/file-manifest.json

@@ -60,5 +60,11 @@
 		"destFilename": "settings.template.json",
 		"enabled": true,
 		"overwrite": "always"
+	},
+	{
+		"src": "config/disabled-hooks.json",
+		"dest": "${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR}",
+		"enabled": false,
+		"overwrite": "never"
 	}
 ]

container/.devcontainer/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Hooks
+- **Per-hook disable mechanism** — add script names to `.codeforge/config/disabled-hooks.json` to disable individual hooks without disabling the entire plugin. Takes effect immediately, no restart needed.
+- Disabled by default: `git-state-injector`, `ticket-linker`, `spec-reminder`
+
 ### Dashboard
 - **First-party dashboard** — replaced third-party `claude-session-dashboard` npm package with `codeforge-dashboard` (built from monorepo `dashboard/` package)
 - Auto-launch on container start via poststart hook (controllable with `autostart` option)

container/.devcontainer/CLAUDE.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ CodeForge devcontainer for AI-assisted development with Claude Code.
 | `.codeforge/config/main-system-prompt.md` | System prompt defining assistant behavior |
 | `.codeforge/config/orchestrator-system-prompt.md` | Orchestrator mode prompt (delegation-first) |
 | `.codeforge/config/ccstatusline-settings.json` | Status bar widget layout (deployed to ~/.config/ccstatusline/) |
+| `.codeforge/config/disabled-hooks.json` | Disable individual plugin hooks by script name |
 | `.codeforge/file-manifest.json` | Controls which config files deploy and when |
 | `devcontainer.json` | Container definition: image, features, mounts |
 | `.env` | Boolean flags controlling setup steps |
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ The `~/.claude/` directory is backed by a Docker named volume (`codeforge-claude
 5. **Disable features**: Set `"version": "none"` in the feature's config
 6. **Disable setup steps**: Set flags to `false` in `.env`
 7. **Customize status bar**: Edit `.codeforge/config/ccstatusline-settings.json`
+8. **Disable individual hooks**: Add script name (without `.py`) to `disabled` array in `.codeforge/config/disabled-hooks.json` — takes effect immediately, no restart needed
 
 ## Plugin Development Notes
 

container/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@
 		},
 		// Uncomment to add ccms (requires Rust):
 		// "./features/ccms": {},
-		"./features/claude-session-dashboard": {
-			"version": "latest",
-			"port": "7847",
-			"shells": "both",
-			"username": "automatic"
-		},
+		// "./features/claude-session-dashboard": {
+		// 	"version": "latest",
+		// 	"port": "7847",
+		// 	"shells": "both",
+		// 	"username": "automatic"
+		// },
 		"./features/ast-grep": {},
 		"./features/tree-sitter": {},
 		"./features/lsp-servers": {},

container/.devcontainer/plugins/devs-marketplace/plugins/agent-system/scripts/guard-readonly-bash.py

@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 import json
 import re
 import sys
+import os
+
+# Hook gate — check .codeforge/config/disabled-hooks.json
+_dh = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), ".codeforge", "config", "disabled-hooks.json")
+if os.path.exists(_dh):
+    with open(_dh) as _f:
+        if os.path.basename(__file__).replace(".py", "") in json.load(_f).get("disabled", []):
+            sys.exit(0)
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # General-readonly blocklist

container/.devcontainer/plugins/devs-marketplace/plugins/agent-system/scripts/redirect-builtin-agents.py

@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 import json
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
+import os
+
+# Hook gate — check .codeforge/config/disabled-hooks.json
+_dh = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), ".codeforge", "config", "disabled-hooks.json")
+if os.path.exists(_dh):
+    with open(_dh) as _f:
+        if os.path.basename(__file__).replace(".py", "") in json.load(_f).get("disabled", []):
+            sys.exit(0)
 
 # Built-in agent type → custom agent name mapping
 REDIRECT_MAP = {

container/.devcontainer/plugins/devs-marketplace/plugins/agent-system/scripts/task-completed-check.py

@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
+# Hook gate — check .codeforge/config/disabled-hooks.json
+_dh = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), ".codeforge", "config", "disabled-hooks.json")
+if os.path.exists(_dh):
+    with open(_dh) as _f:
+        if os.path.basename(__file__).replace(".py", "") in json.load(_f).get("disabled", []):
+            sys.exit(0)
+
 TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 60
 
 

container/.devcontainer/plugins/devs-marketplace/plugins/agent-system/scripts/teammate-idle-check.py

@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+# Hook gate — check .codeforge/config/disabled-hooks.json
+_dh = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), ".codeforge", "config", "disabled-hooks.json")
+if os.path.exists(_dh):
+    with open(_dh) as _f:
+        if os.path.basename(__file__).replace(".py", "") in json.load(_f).get("disabled", []):
+            sys.exit(0)
+
 
 def find_incomplete_tasks(teammate_name: str) -> list[str]:
     """Scan task directories for incomplete tasks owned by this teammate."""

container/.devcontainer/plugins/devs-marketplace/plugins/agent-system/scripts/verify-no-regression.py

@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 import sys
 import time
 
+# Hook gate — check .codeforge/config/disabled-hooks.json
+_dh = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), ".codeforge", "config", "disabled-hooks.json")
+if os.path.exists(_dh):
+    with open(_dh) as _f:
+        if os.path.basename(__file__).replace(".py", "") in json.load(_f).get("disabled", []):
+            sys.exit(0)
+
 DEBOUNCE_SECONDS = 10