Claude Code Setup Doubt

[heyitsgautham]

Settings Error

file/to/path
└ hooks
├ PostToolUse
│ └ 0
│ └ hooks: Expected array, but received undefined
├ PreCommit: Invalid key in record
└ SessionStart
└ 0
└ hooks: Expected array, but received undefined

Hooks use a matcher + hooks array. The matcher is a string: a tool name ("Bash"), pipe-separated list ("Edit|Write"), or empty to match all.
Example: {"PostToolUse": [{"matcher": "Edit|Write", "hooks": [{"type": "command", "command": "echo Done"}]}]}
Learn more: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks

Files with errors are skipped entirely, not just the invalid settings.

1. Exit and fix manually

❯ 2. Continue without these settings

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[WLFKunj]

i also face same situation.

User level .claude

`.claude/settings.json
└ hooks
├ PostToolUse
│ └ 0
│ └ hooks: Expected array, but received undefined
├ PreCommit: Unknown hook event "PreCommit" was ignored. Valid events: PreToolUse, PostToolUse, PostToolUseFailure, Notification, UserPromptSubmit, SessionStart, SessionEnd, Stop, StopFailure, SubagentStart, SubagentStop, PreCompact, PostCompact,
PermissionRequest, PermissionDenied, Setup, TeammateIdle, TaskCreated, TaskCompleted, Elicitation, ElicitationResult, ConfigChange, WorktreeCreate, WorktreeRemove, InstructionsLoaded, CwdChanged, FileChanged
└ SessionStart
└ 0
└ hooks: Expected array, but received undefined

Hooks use a matcher + hooks array. The matcher is a string: a tool name ("Bash"), pipe-separated list ("Edit|Write"), or empty to match all. Example: {"PostToolUse": [{"matcher": "Edit|Write", "hooks": [{"type": "command", "command": "echo Done"}]}]}
Learn more: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks

Learn more: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks`

Project level .claude

`.claude/settings.json
└ hooks
├ PostToolUse
│ └ 0
│ └ hooks: Expected array, but received undefined
├ PreCommit: Unknown hook event "PreCommit" was ignored. Valid events: PreToolUse, PostToolUse, PostToolUseFailure, Notification, UserPromptSubmit, SessionStart, SessionEnd, Stop, StopFailure, SubagentStart, SubagentStop, PreCompact, PostCompact,
PermissionRequest, PermissionDenied, Setup, TeammateIdle, TaskCreated, TaskCompleted, Elicitation, ElicitationResult, ConfigChange, WorktreeCreate, WorktreeRemove, InstructionsLoaded, CwdChanged, FileChanged
└ SessionStart
└ 0
└ hooks: Expected array, but received undefined

Hooks use a matcher + hooks array. The matcher is a string: a tool name ("Bash"), pipe-separated list ("Edit|Write"), or empty to match all. Example: {"PostToolUse": [{"matcher": "Edit|Write", "hooks": [{"type": "command", "command": "echo Done"}]}]}
Learn more: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks

Learn more: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks

Files with errors are skipped entirely, not just the invalid settings.
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