diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
deleted file mode 100755
index 5153309..0000000
--- a/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# .githooks/pre-commit — blocks sensitive files and API key patterns
-set -euo pipefail
-
-RED='\033[0;31m'; YELLOW='\033[1;33m'; NC='\033[0m'
-
-BLOCKED_PATHS=(
-    "config/user.yaml"
-    "config/server.yaml"
-    "config/llm.yaml"
-    "config/notion.yaml"
-    "config/adzuna.yaml"
-    "config/label_tool.yaml"
-    ".env"
-)
-
-BLOCKED_PATTERNS=(
-    "data/.*\.db$"
-    "data/.*\.jsonl$"
-    "demo/data/.*\.db$"
-)
-
-KEY_REGEXES=(
-    'sk-[A-Za-z0-9]{20,}'
-    'Bearer [A-Za-z0-9\-_]{20,}'
-    'api_key:[[:space:]]*["\x27]?[A-Za-z0-9\-_]{16,}'
-)
-
-ERRORS=0
-
-# Get list of staged files
-EMPTY_TREE="4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904"
-mapfile -t staged_files < <(git diff-index --cached --name-only HEAD 2>/dev/null || \
-                             git diff-index --cached --name-only "$EMPTY_TREE")
-
-for file in "${staged_files[@]}"; do
-    # Exact path blocklist
-    for blocked in "${BLOCKED_PATHS[@]}"; do
-        if [[ "$file" == "$blocked" ]]; then
-            echo -e "${RED}BLOCKED:${NC} $file is in the sensitive file blocklist."
-            echo -e "  Use: ${YELLOW}git restore --staged $file${NC}"
-            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
-        fi
-    done
-
-    # Pattern blocklist
-    for pattern in "${BLOCKED_PATTERNS[@]}"; do
-        if echo "$file" | grep -qE "$pattern"; then
-            echo -e "${RED}BLOCKED:${NC} $file matches sensitive path pattern ($pattern)."
-            echo -e "  Add to .gitignore or: ${YELLOW}git restore --staged $file${NC}"
-            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
-        fi
-    done
-
-    # Content scan for key patterns (only on existing staged files)
-    if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
-        staged_content=$(git diff --cached -- "$file" 2>/dev/null | grep '^+' | grep -v '^+++' || true)
-        for regex in "${KEY_REGEXES[@]}"; do
-            if echo "$staged_content" | grep -qE "$regex"; then
-                echo -e "${RED}BLOCKED:${NC} $file appears to contain an API key or token."
-                echo -e "  Pattern matched: ${YELLOW}$regex${NC}"
-                echo -e "  Review with: ${YELLOW}git diff --cached -- $file${NC}"
-                echo -e "  Use: ${YELLOW}git restore --staged $file${NC}"
-                ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
-                break
-            fi
-        done
-    fi
-done
-
-if [[ $ERRORS -gt 0 ]]; then
-    echo ""
-    echo -e "${RED}Commit blocked.${NC} Fix the issues above and try again."
-    exit 1
-fi
-exit 0
diff --git a/.gitleaks.toml b/.gitleaks.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42321db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitleaks.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# 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
+]
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 21b7c9e..25e1342 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -90,11 +90,15 @@ configure_git_safe_dir() {
 }
 
 activate_git_hooks() {
-    local repo_dir
+    local repo_dir hooks_installer
     repo_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-    if [[ -d "$repo_dir/.githooks" ]]; then
+    hooks_installer="/Library/Development/CircuitForge/circuitforge-hooks/install.sh"
+    if [[ -f "$hooks_installer" ]]; then
+        bash "$hooks_installer" --quiet
+        success "CircuitForge hooks activated (circuitforge-hooks)."
+    elif [[ -d "$repo_dir/.githooks" ]]; then
         git -C "$repo_dir" config core.hooksPath .githooks
-        success "Git hooks activated (.githooks/)."
+        success "Git hooks activated (.githooks/) — circuitforge-hooks not found, using local fallback."
     fi
 }