diff --git a/.githooks/install.sh b/.githooks/install.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.githooks/install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+git config core.hooksPath .githooks
+chmod +x .githooks/pre-push 2>/dev/null || true
+echo "Git hooks installed (core.hooksPath=.githooks)."
+echo "pre-push: shellcheck scripts/*.sh + bats tests/ (skipped if tools missing)"
diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
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+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if command -v shellcheck >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "==> shellcheck scripts/*.sh"
+  shellcheck scripts/*.sh
+else
+  echo "(shellcheck not installed — skipping; CI will run it)"
+fi
+
+if command -v bats >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "==> bats tests/"
+  bats tests/
+else
+  echo "(bats not installed — skipping; CI will run it)"
+fi