pre-commit
Framework for managing and running multi-language git pre-commit hooks.
Dev workflow and config PyPI MIT
Used in agent projects
34
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#54 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
34.4M
PyPI, last 7 days, pre-commit
GitHub stars
15.6K
last push Oct 9, 2026
How pre-commit is used
pre-commit is a dependency in 34 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #54 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use pytest (79.4%), Pydantic (64.7%), Uvicorn (58.8%).
Often used with pre-commit
| pytest | 79.4% of pre-commit projects · 30.6× more than average |
|---|---|
| Pydantic | 64.7% of pre-commit projects · 12.7× more than average |
| Uvicorn | 58.8% of pre-commit projects · 13.7× more than average |
| FastAPI | 55.9% of pre-commit projects · 13.2× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 52.9% of pre-commit projects · 8.1× more than average |
| Black | 50.0% of pre-commit projects · 58.8× more than average |
| mypy | 44.1% of pre-commit projects · 93.4× more than average |
| NumPy | 44.1% of pre-commit projects · 11.5× more than average |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
| Claude Code | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list pre-commit as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install pre-commit |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (33), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | sfc-gh-dflippo/snowflake-dbt-demo, neurobloomai/pact-ax, mdlmarkham/TailOpsMCP, nihilistau/CosySim, zhajiahe/deepagentschat |
Alternatives to pre-commit
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |