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+# CircuitForge Hooks Implementation Plan
+
+> **For Claude:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task.
+
+**Goal:** Create the `circuitforge-hooks` repo with gitleaks-based secret/PII scanning, activate it in Peregrine, and retire the old hand-rolled `.githooks/pre-commit`.
+
+**Architecture:** A standalone git repo holds three hook scripts (pre-commit, commit-msg, pre-push) and a shared `gitleaks.toml`. Each product repo activates it with `git config core.hooksPath`. Per-repo `.gitleaks.toml` files extend the base config with repo-specific allowlists.
+
+**Tech Stack:** gitleaks (Go binary, apt install), bash, TOML config
+
+---
+
+### Task 1: Install gitleaks
+
+**Files:**
+- None — binary install only
+
+**Step 1: Install gitleaks**
+
+```bash
+sudo apt-get install -y gitleaks
+```
+
+If not in apt (older Ubuntu), use the GitHub release:
+```bash
+GITLEAKS_VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/latest | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['tag_name'])")
+curl -sSfL "https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/download/${GITLEAKS_VERSION}/gitleaks_${GITLEAKS_VERSION#v}_linux_x64.tar.gz" | sudo tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin gitleaks
+```
+
+**Step 2: Verify**
+
+```bash
+gitleaks version
+```
+Expected: prints version string e.g. `v8.x.x`
+
+---
+
+### Task 2: Create repo and write gitleaks.toml
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `/Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/gitleaks.toml`
+
+**Step 1: Scaffold repo**
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/hooks
+mkdir -p /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/tests
+cd /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks
+git init
+```
+
+**Step 2: Write gitleaks.toml**
+
+Create `/Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/gitleaks.toml`:
+
+```toml
+title = "CircuitForge secret + PII scanner"
+
+[extend]
+useDefault = true   # inherit all 150+ built-in gitleaks rules
+
+# ── CircuitForge-specific secret patterns ────────────────────────────────────
+
+[[rules]]
+id = "cf-generic-env-token"
+description = "Generic KEY=<token> in env-style assignment — catches FORGEJO_API_TOKEN=hex etc."
+regex = '''(?i)(token|secret|key|password|passwd|pwd|api_key)\s*[=:]\s*['"]?[A-Za-z0-9\-_]{20,}['"]?'''
+[rules.allowlist]
+regexes = [
+    'api_key:\s*ollama',
+    'api_key:\s*any',
+    'your-[a-z\-]+-here',
+    'replace-with-',
+    'xxxx',
+]
+
+# ── PII patterns ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+[[rules]]
+id = "cf-phone-number"
+description = "US phone number committed in source or config"
+regex = '''\b(\+1[\s\-.]?)?\(?\d{3}\)?[\s\-.]?\d{3}[\s\-.]?\d{4}\b'''
+[rules.allowlist]
+regexes = [
+    '555-\d{4}',
+    '555\.\d{4}',
+    '5550\d{4}',
+    '^1234567890$',
+    '0000000000',
+    '1111111111',
+    '2222222222',
+    '9999999999',
+]
+
+[[rules]]
+id = "cf-personal-email"
+description = "Personal webmail address committed in source or config (not .example files)"
+regex = '''[a-zA-Z0-9._%+\-]+@(gmail|yahoo|icloud|hotmail|outlook|proton)\.(com|me)'''
+[rules.allowlist]
+paths = [
+    '.*\.example$',
+    '.*test.*',
+    '.*docs/.*',
+    '.*\.md$',
+]
+
+# ── Global allowlist ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+[allowlist]
+description = "CircuitForge global allowlist"
+paths = [
+    '.*\.example$',
+    'docs/reference/.*',
+    'gitleaks\.toml$',
+]
+regexes = [
+    'sk-abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz',
+    'your-forgejo-api-token-here',
+    'your-[a-z\-]+-here',
+]
+```
+
+**Step 3: Smoke-test config syntax**
+
+```bash
+cd /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks
+gitleaks detect --config gitleaks.toml --no-git --source . 2>&1 | head -5
+```
+Expected: no "invalid config" errors. (May report findings in the config itself — that's fine.)
+
+**Step 4: Commit**
+
+```bash
+cd /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks
+git add gitleaks.toml
+git commit -m "feat: add shared gitleaks config with CF secret + PII rules"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 3: Write hook scripts
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `hooks/pre-commit`
+- Create: `hooks/commit-msg`
+- Create: `hooks/pre-push`
+
+**Step 1: Write hooks/pre-commit**
+
+```bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# pre-commit — scan staged diff for secrets + PII via gitleaks
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HOOKS_REPO="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+BASE_CONFIG="$HOOKS_REPO/gitleaks.toml"
+REPO_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+REPO_CONFIG="$REPO_ROOT/.gitleaks.toml"
+
+if ! command -v gitleaks &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: gitleaks not found. Install with: sudo apt-get install gitleaks"
+    echo "       or: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks#installing"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+CONFIG_ARG="--config=$BASE_CONFIG"
+[[ -f "$REPO_CONFIG" ]] && CONFIG_ARG="--config=$REPO_CONFIG"
+
+if ! gitleaks protect --staged $CONFIG_ARG --redact 2>&1; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "Commit blocked: secrets or PII detected in staged changes."
+    echo "Review above, remove the sensitive value, then re-stage and retry."
+    echo "If this is a false positive, add an allowlist entry to .gitleaks.toml"
+    exit 1
+fi
+```
+
+**Step 2: Write hooks/commit-msg**
+
+Copy verbatim from Peregrine:
+
+```bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# commit-msg — enforces conventional commit format
+set -euo pipefail
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'; YELLOW='\033[1;33m'; NC='\033[0m'
+
+VALID_TYPES="feat|fix|docs|chore|test|refactor|perf|ci|build|security"
+MSG_FILE="$1"
+MSG=$(head -1 "$MSG_FILE")
+
+if [[ -z "${MSG// }" ]]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Commit rejected:${NC} Commit message is empty."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! echo "$MSG" | grep -qE "^($VALID_TYPES)(\(.+\))?: .+"; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Commit rejected:${NC} Message does not follow conventional commit format."
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "  Required: ${YELLOW}type: description${NC}  or  ${YELLOW}type(scope): description${NC}"
+    echo -e "  Valid types: ${YELLOW}$VALID_TYPES${NC}"
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "  Your message: ${YELLOW}$MSG${NC}"
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "  Examples:"
+    echo -e "    ${YELLOW}feat: add cover letter refinement${NC}"
+    echo -e "    ${YELLOW}fix(wizard): handle missing user.yaml gracefully${NC}"
+    echo -e "    ${YELLOW}security: rotate leaked API token${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+exit 0
+```
+
+Note: added `security` to VALID_TYPES vs the Peregrine original.
+
+**Step 3: Write hooks/pre-push**
+
+```bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# pre-push — scan full branch history not yet on remote
+# Safety net: catches anything committed with --no-verify or before hooks were wired
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HOOKS_REPO="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+BASE_CONFIG="$HOOKS_REPO/gitleaks.toml"
+REPO_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+REPO_CONFIG="$REPO_ROOT/.gitleaks.toml"
+
+if ! command -v gitleaks &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: gitleaks not found. Install with: sudo apt-get install gitleaks"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+CONFIG_ARG="--config=$BASE_CONFIG"
+[[ -f "$REPO_CONFIG" ]] && CONFIG_ARG="--config=$REPO_CONFIG"
+
+if ! gitleaks git $CONFIG_ARG --redact 2>&1; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "Push blocked: secrets or PII found in branch history."
+    echo "Use git-filter-repo to scrub, then force-push."
+    echo "See: https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo"
+    exit 1
+fi
+```
+
+**Step 4: Make hooks executable**
+
+```bash
+chmod +x hooks/pre-commit hooks/commit-msg hooks/pre-push
+```
+
+**Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+cd /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks
+git add hooks/
+git commit -m "feat: add pre-commit, commit-msg, and pre-push hook scripts"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 4: Write install.sh
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `install.sh`
+
+**Step 1: Write install.sh**
+
+```bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# install.sh — wire circuitforge-hooks into the calling git repo
+# Usage: bash /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/install.sh
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HOOKS_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/hooks" && pwd)"
+
+if ! git rev-parse --git-dir &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: not inside a git repo. Run from your product repo root."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+git config core.hooksPath "$HOOKS_DIR"
+echo "CircuitForge hooks installed."
+echo "  core.hooksPath → $HOOKS_DIR"
+echo ""
+echo "Verify gitleaks is available: gitleaks version"
+```
+
+**Step 2: Make executable**
+
+```bash
+chmod +x install.sh
+```
+
+**Step 3: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add install.sh
+git commit -m "feat: add install.sh for one-command hook activation"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 5: Write tests
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `tests/test_hooks.sh`
+
+**Step 1: Write tests/test_hooks.sh**
+
+```bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# tests/test_hooks.sh — integration tests for circuitforge-hooks
+# Requires: gitleaks installed, bash 4+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HOOKS_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)/hooks"
+PASS_COUNT=0
+FAIL_COUNT=0
+
+pass() { echo "  PASS: $1"; PASS_COUNT=$((PASS_COUNT + 1)); }
+fail() { echo "  FAIL: $1"; FAIL_COUNT=$((FAIL_COUNT + 1)); }
+
+# Create a temp git repo for realistic staged-content tests
+setup_temp_repo() {
+    local dir
+    dir=$(mktemp -d)
+    git init "$dir" -q
+    git -C "$dir" config user.email "test@example.com"
+    git -C "$dir" config user.name "Test"
+    git -C "$dir" config core.hooksPath "$HOOKS_DIR"
+    echo "$dir"
+}
+
+run_pre_commit_in() {
+    local repo="$1" file="$2" content="$3"
+    echo "$content" > "$repo/$file"
+    git -C "$repo" add "$file"
+    bash "$HOOKS_DIR/pre-commit" 2>&1
+    echo $?
+}
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== pre-commit hook tests ==="
+
+# Test 1: blocks live-format Forgejo token
+echo "Test 1: blocks FORGEJO_API_TOKEN=<hex>"
+REPO=$(setup_temp_repo)
+echo 'FORGEJO_API_TOKEN=4ea4353b88d6388e8fafab9eb36662226f3a06b0' > "$REPO/test.env"
+git -C "$REPO" add test.env
+RESULT=$(cd "$REPO" && bash "$HOOKS_DIR/pre-commit" 2>&1; echo "EXIT:$?")
+if echo "$RESULT" | grep -q "EXIT:1"; then pass "blocked FORGEJO_API_TOKEN"; else fail "should have blocked FORGEJO_API_TOKEN"; fi
+rm -rf "$REPO"
+
+# Test 2: blocks OpenAI-style sk- key
+echo "Test 2: blocks sk-<key> pattern"
+REPO=$(setup_temp_repo)
+echo 'api_key = "sk-abcXYZ1234567890abcXYZ1234567890"' > "$REPO/config.py"
+git -C "$REPO" add config.py
+RESULT=$(cd "$REPO" && bash "$HOOKS_DIR/pre-commit" 2>&1; echo "EXIT:$?")
+if echo "$RESULT" | grep -q "EXIT:1"; then pass "blocked sk- key"; else fail "should have blocked sk- key"; fi
+rm -rf "$REPO"
+
+# Test 3: blocks US phone number
+echo "Test 3: blocks US phone number"
+REPO=$(setup_temp_repo)
+echo 'phone: "5107643155"' > "$REPO/config.yaml"
+git -C "$REPO" add config.yaml
+RESULT=$(cd "$REPO" && bash "$HOOKS_DIR/pre-commit" 2>&1; echo "EXIT:$?")
+if echo "$RESULT" | grep -q "EXIT:1"; then pass "blocked phone number"; else fail "should have blocked phone number"; fi
+rm -rf "$REPO"
+
+# Test 4: blocks personal email in source
+echo "Test 4: blocks personal gmail address in .py file"
+REPO=$(setup_temp_repo)
+echo 'DEFAULT_EMAIL = "someone@gmail.com"' > "$REPO/app.py"
+git -C "$REPO" add app.py
+RESULT=$(cd "$REPO" && bash "$HOOKS_DIR/pre-commit" 2>&1; echo "EXIT:$?")
+if echo "$RESULT" | grep -q "EXIT:1"; then pass "blocked personal email"; else fail "should have blocked personal email"; fi
+rm -rf "$REPO"
+
+# Test 5: allows .example file with placeholders
+echo "Test 5: allows .example file with placeholder values"
+REPO=$(setup_temp_repo)
+echo 'FORGEJO_API_TOKEN=your-forgejo-api-token-here' > "$REPO/config.env.example"
+git -C "$REPO" add config.env.example
+RESULT=$(cd "$REPO" && bash "$HOOKS_DIR/pre-commit" 2>&1; echo "EXIT:$?")
+if echo "$RESULT" | grep -q "EXIT:0"; then pass "allowed .example placeholder"; else fail "should have allowed .example file"; fi
+rm -rf "$REPO"
+
+# Test 6: allows ollama api_key placeholder
+echo "Test 6: allows api_key: ollama (known safe placeholder)"
+REPO=$(setup_temp_repo)
+printf 'backends:\n  - api_key: ollama\n' > "$REPO/llm.yaml"
+git -C "$REPO" add llm.yaml
+RESULT=$(cd "$REPO" && bash "$HOOKS_DIR/pre-commit" 2>&1; echo "EXIT:$?")
+if echo "$RESULT" | grep -q "EXIT:0"; then pass "allowed ollama api_key"; else fail "should have allowed ollama api_key"; fi
+rm -rf "$REPO"
+
+# Test 7: allows safe source file
+echo "Test 7: allows normal Python import"
+REPO=$(setup_temp_repo)
+echo 'import streamlit as st' > "$REPO/app.py"
+git -C "$REPO" add app.py
+RESULT=$(cd "$REPO" && bash "$HOOKS_DIR/pre-commit" 2>&1; echo "EXIT:$?")
+if echo "$RESULT" | grep -q "EXIT:0"; then pass "allowed safe file"; else fail "should have allowed safe file"; fi
+rm -rf "$REPO"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== commit-msg hook tests ==="
+
+tmpfile=$(mktemp)
+
+echo "Test 8: accepts feat: message"
+echo "feat: add gitleaks scanning" > "$tmpfile"
+if bash "$HOOKS_DIR/commit-msg" "$tmpfile" &>/dev/null; then pass "accepted feat:"; else fail "rejected valid feat:"; fi
+
+echo "Test 9: accepts security: message (new type)"
+echo "security: rotate leaked API token" > "$tmpfile"
+if bash "$HOOKS_DIR/commit-msg" "$tmpfile" &>/dev/null; then pass "accepted security:"; else fail "rejected valid security:"; fi
+
+echo "Test 10: accepts fix(scope): message"
+echo "fix(wizard): handle missing user.yaml" > "$tmpfile"
+if bash "$HOOKS_DIR/commit-msg" "$tmpfile" &>/dev/null; then pass "accepted fix(scope):"; else fail "rejected valid fix(scope):"; fi
+
+echo "Test 11: rejects non-conventional message"
+echo "updated the thing" > "$tmpfile"
+if bash "$HOOKS_DIR/commit-msg" "$tmpfile" &>/dev/null; then fail "should have rejected"; else pass "rejected non-conventional"; fi
+
+echo "Test 12: rejects empty message"
+echo "" > "$tmpfile"
+if bash "$HOOKS_DIR/commit-msg" "$tmpfile" &>/dev/null; then fail "should have rejected empty"; else pass "rejected empty message"; fi
+
+rm -f "$tmpfile"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Results ==="
+echo "  Passed: $PASS_COUNT"
+echo "  Failed: $FAIL_COUNT"
+[[ $FAIL_COUNT -eq 0 ]] && echo "All tests passed." || { echo "FAILURES detected."; exit 1; }
+```
+
+**Step 2: Make executable**
+
+```bash
+chmod +x tests/test_hooks.sh
+```
+
+**Step 3: Run tests (expect failures — hooks not yet fully wired)**
+
+```bash
+cd /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks
+bash tests/test_hooks.sh
+```
+
+Expected: Tests 1-4 should PASS (gitleaks catches real secrets), Tests 5-7 may fail if allowlists need tuning — note any failures for the next step.
+
+**Step 4: Tune allowlists in gitleaks.toml if any false positives**
+
+If Test 5 (`.example` file) or Test 6 (ollama) fail, add the relevant pattern to the `[allowlist]` or `[rules.allowlist]` sections in `gitleaks.toml` and re-run until all 12 pass.
+
+**Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add tests/
+git commit -m "test: add integration tests for pre-commit and commit-msg hooks"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 6: Write README and push to Forgejo
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `README.md`
+
+**Step 1: Write README.md**
+
+```markdown
+# circuitforge-hooks
+
+Centralised git hooks for all CircuitForge repos.
+
+## What it does
+
+- **pre-commit** — scans staged changes for secrets and PII via gitleaks
+- **commit-msg** — enforces conventional commit format
+- **pre-push** — scans full branch history as a safety net before push
+
+## Install
+
+From any CircuitForge product repo root:
+
+```bash
+bash /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/install.sh
+```
+
+On Heimdall live deploys (`/devl/<repo>/`), add the same line to the deploy script.
+
+## Per-repo allowlists
+
+Create `.gitleaks.toml` at the repo root to extend the base config:
+
+```toml
+[extend]
+path = "/Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/gitleaks.toml"
+
+[allowlist]
+regexes = [
+    '\d{10}\.html',   # example: Craigslist listing IDs
+]
+```
+
+## Testing
+
+```bash
+bash tests/test_hooks.sh
+```
+
+## Requirements
+
+- `gitleaks` binary: `sudo apt-get install gitleaks`
+- bash 4+
+
+## Adding a new rule
+
+Edit `gitleaks.toml`. Follow the pattern of the existing `[[rules]]` blocks.
+Add tests to `tests/test_hooks.sh` covering both the blocked and allowed cases.
+```
+
+**Step 2: Create Forgejo repo and push**
+
+```bash
+# Create repo on Forgejo
+curl -s -X POST "https://git.opensourcesolarpunk.com/api/v1/user/repos" \
+  -H "Authorization: token 4ea4353b88d6388e8fafab9eb36662226f3a06b0" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{
+    "name": "circuitforge-hooks",
+    "description": "Centralised git hooks for CircuitForge repos — gitleaks secret + PII scanning",
+    "private": false,
+    "auto_init": false
+  }' | python3 -c "import json,sys; r=json.load(sys.stdin); print('Created:', r.get('html_url','ERROR:', r))"
+
+# Add remote and push
+cd /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks
+git add README.md
+git commit -m "docs: add README with install and usage instructions"
+git remote add origin https://git.opensourcesolarpunk.com/pyr0ball/circuitforge-hooks.git
+git push -u origin main
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 7: Activate in Peregrine
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `peregrine/.gitleaks.toml`
+- Modify: `peregrine/manage.sh` (add install.sh call)
+- Delete: `peregrine/.githooks/pre-commit` (replaced by gitleaks wrapper)
+
+**Step 1: Write peregrine/.gitleaks.toml**
+
+```toml
+# peregrine/.gitleaks.toml — per-repo allowlists extending the shared base config
+[extend]
+path = "/Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/gitleaks.toml"
+
+[allowlist]
+description = "Peregrine-specific allowlists"
+regexes = [
+    '\d{10}\.html',      # Craigslist listing IDs (10-digit paths, look like phone numbers)
+    '\d{10}\/',          # LinkedIn job IDs in URLs
+    'localhost:\d{4,5}', # port numbers that could trip phone pattern
+]
+```
+
+**Step 2: Activate hooks in Peregrine**
+
+```bash
+cd /Library/Development/CircuitForge/peregrine
+bash /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/install.sh
+```
+
+Expected output:
+```
+CircuitForge hooks installed.
+  core.hooksPath → /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/hooks
+```
+
+Verify:
+```bash
+git config core.hooksPath
+```
+Expected: prints the absolute path to `circuitforge-hooks/hooks`
+
+**Step 3: Add install.sh call to manage.sh**
+
+In `peregrine/manage.sh`, find the section that runs setup/preflight (near the top of the `start` command handling). Add after the existing setup checks:
+
+```bash
+# Wire CircuitForge hooks (idempotent — safe to run every time)
+if [[ -f "/Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/install.sh" ]]; then
+    bash /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/install.sh --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+```
+
+Also add a `--quiet` flag to `install.sh` to suppress output when called from manage.sh:
+
+In `circuitforge-hooks/install.sh`, modify to accept `--quiet`:
+```bash
+QUIET=false
+[[ "${1:-}" == "--quiet" ]] && QUIET=true
+
+git config core.hooksPath "$HOOKS_DIR"
+if [[ "$QUIET" == "false" ]]; then
+    echo "CircuitForge hooks installed."
+    echo "  core.hooksPath → $HOOKS_DIR"
+fi
+```
+
+**Step 4: Retire old .githooks/pre-commit**
+
+The old hook used hand-rolled regexes and is now superseded. Remove it:
+
+```bash
+cd /Library/Development/CircuitForge/peregrine
+rm .githooks/pre-commit
+```
+
+Keep `.githooks/commit-msg` until verified the new one is working (then remove in a follow-up).
+
+**Step 5: Smoke-test — try to commit a fake secret**
+
+```bash
+cd /Library/Development/CircuitForge/peregrine
+echo 'TEST_TOKEN=abc123def456ghi789jkl012mno345' >> /tmp/leak-test.txt
+git add /tmp/leak-test.txt 2>/dev/null || true
+# Easier: stage it directly
+echo 'BAD_TOKEN=abc123def456ghi789jkl012mno345pqr' > /tmp/test-secret.py
+cp /tmp/test-secret.py .
+git add test-secret.py
+git commit -m "test: this should be blocked" 2>&1
+```
+Expected: commit blocked with gitleaks output. Clean up:
+```bash
+git restore --staged test-secret.py && rm test-secret.py
+```
+
+**Step 6: Commit Peregrine changes**
+
+```bash
+cd /Library/Development/CircuitForge/peregrine
+git add .gitleaks.toml manage.sh
+git rm .githooks/pre-commit
+git commit -m "chore: activate circuitforge-hooks, add .gitleaks.toml, retire old pre-commit"
+```
+
+**Step 7: Push Peregrine**
+
+```bash
+git push origin main
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 8: Run full test suite and verify
+
+**Step 1: Run the hooks test suite**
+
+```bash
+bash /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/tests/test_hooks.sh
+```
+Expected: `All tests passed. Passed: 12  Failed: 0`
+
+**Step 2: Run Peregrine tests to confirm nothing broken**
+
+```bash
+cd /Library/Development/CircuitForge/peregrine
+/devl/miniconda3/envs/job-seeker/bin/pytest tests/ -v --tb=short -q 2>&1 | tail -10
+```
+Expected: all existing tests still pass.
+
+**Step 3: Push hooks repo final state**
+
+```bash
+cd /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks
+git push origin main
+```
+
+---
+
+## Public-release checklist (for all future repos)
+
+Add this to any repo's pre-public checklist:
+
+```
+[ ] Run: gitleaks git --config /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/gitleaks.toml
+    (manual full-history scan — pre-push hook only covers branch tip)
+[ ] Run: bash /Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/install.sh
+[ ] Add .gitleaks.toml with repo-specific allowlists
+[ ] Verify: git config core.hooksPath
+[ ] Make repo public on Forgejo
+```