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Hooks run in the serving process for every session of the agent, on local and cloud runtime turns alike.</p><p>Hooks observe. They can&#39;t change the turn, the prompt, or the reply, and a handler that throws is logged and skipped. Treat the event as read-only; later subscribers see the same object. That makes hooks safe to add to a production agent, and the wrong tool for anything that must happen before the model runs or must fail a turn; see <a href="#when-not-to-use-a-hook">When not to use a hook</a>.</p><p><code>defineHook</code> is unrelated to <a href="https://cursor.com/docs/agent/hooks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Cursor Agent hooks</a>, the <code>.cursor/hooks.json</code> scripts that can observe, block, or modify the agent loop. Those still run inside a local session workspace.</p><h2 id="author-a-hook" tabindex="-1">Author a hook <a class="header-anchor" href="#author-a-hook" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Author a hook&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Author <code>agent/hooks/&lt;name&gt;.ts</code> with <code>defineHook</code> from <code>@cursor/july/hooks</code>. This one meters tokens:</p><div class="language-ts vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">ts</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;">// agent/hooks/usage.ts</span></span>
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class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Overview</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/quickstart.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Building your first agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-095feacd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-095feacd data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><h2 class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Integrations</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-d79cbf7e></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/github.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>GitHub</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/slack.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Slack</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/webhooks.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Webhooks</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/convert-automation.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Cursor Automations</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/opentelemetry.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>OpenTelemetry</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/gitlab.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>GitLab</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/bitbucket.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Bitbucket</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-095feacd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-095feacd data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><h2 class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Extensions</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-d79cbf7e></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/extensions.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Overview</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/cloud-agents.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Cloud Agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/grokbot-agents.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Grok Bot Agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/improve.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Self-improving Agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-095feacd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-095feacd data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><h2 class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Guides</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-d79cbf7e></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/mcp-oauth.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>MCP</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/agent-to-agent.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Agent-to-agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/deployment.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Deployment</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/evals.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Evals</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/hillclimbing.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Hillclimbing</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/building-with-agents.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Self Improving Agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/troubleshooting.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Troubleshooting</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-095feacd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-095feacd data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><h2 class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Templates</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-d79cbf7e></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/security-reviewer.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Security reviewer</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/agentic-owners.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Agentic Approver</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/pr-autofixer.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>PR autofixer</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/triage.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Triage agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-095feacd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible has-active" data-v-095feacd data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><h2 class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Reference</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-d79cbf7e></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/project-layout.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Project layout</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/agent-config.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Agent config</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/instructions.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Instructions</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" 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data-v-72702c6e><!--[--><!--]--></ul></div></nav><!--[--><!--]--><div class="spacer" data-v-fb5275a4></div><!--[--><!--]--><!----><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--></div></div></div></div><div class="content" data-v-afe580da><div class="content-container" data-v-afe580da><!--[--><!--]--><main class="main" data-v-afe580da><div style="position:relative;" class="vp-doc _docs_reference_hooks" data-v-afe580da><div><h1 id="hooks" tabindex="-1">Hooks <a class="header-anchor" href="#hooks" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Hooks&quot;">​</a></h1><p>A hook subscribes to the session event stream and runs a side effect after each event is recorded: an audit line, a metric, a copy of the transcript in your own store, or derived state for later turns. Hooks run in the serving process for every session of the agent, on local and cloud runtime turns alike.</p><p>Hooks observe. They can&#39;t change the turn, the prompt, or the reply, and a handler that throws is logged and skipped. Treat the event as read-only; later subscribers see the same object. That makes hooks safe to add to a production agent, and the wrong tool for anything that must happen before the model runs or must fail a turn; see <a href="#when-not-to-use-a-hook">When not to use a hook</a>.</p><p><code>defineHook</code> is unrelated to <a href="https://cursor.com/docs/agent/hooks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Cursor Agent hooks</a>, the <code>.cursor/hooks.json</code> scripts that can observe, block, or modify the agent loop. Those still run inside a local session workspace.</p><h2 id="author-a-hook" tabindex="-1">Author a hook <a class="header-anchor" href="#author-a-hook" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Author a hook&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Author <code>agent/hooks/&lt;name&gt;.ts</code> with <code>defineHook</code> from <code>@cursor/july/hooks</code>. This one meters tokens:</p><div class="language-ts vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">ts</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;">// agent/hooks/usage.ts</span></span>
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-<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">});</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Any module under <code>agent/hooks/</code>, subfolders included, is a hook named by its path without the extension: <code>agent/hooks/audit/usage.ts</code> is <code>audit/usage</code>. <code>*.test.ts</code> and <code>*.spec.ts</code> files are skipped. The default export must be <code>defineHook(...)</code>, names can&#39;t contain <code>__</code>, and an empty <code>events</code> map skips the hook with a warning; <code>agent-sdk validate</code> reports all three. An extension mounts its hooks as <code>&lt;ns&gt;__&lt;name&gt;</code>, and <code>disableHook()</code> removes one (<a href="./extensions.html#adjust-a-mounted-extension">Adjust a mounted extension</a>).</p><p><code>agent-sdk init</code> scaffolds <code>agent/hooks/memory.ts</code>, which exports <code>memoryHook()</code> from <code>@cursor/july/memory</code> and journals every turn for later sessions to read. Delete the file to opt out.</p><h2 id="events-and-payloads" tabindex="-1">Events and payloads <a class="header-anchor" href="#events-and-payloads" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Events and payloads&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Keys are event types from the <a href="./sessions.html#which-events-can-i-stream">event vocabulary</a>, or <code>&quot;*&quot;</code> for every event. A typed key narrows <code>event.data</code>; a <code>&quot;*&quot;</code> handler receives the union, so switch on <code>event.type</code>. Every event carries the stream envelope <code>{ type, index, sessionId, turnId?, at, data }</code>, with <code>turnId</code> set on turn-scoped events.</p><p>The payloads hooks read most often:</p><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>Event</th><th><code>event.data</code></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>message.received</code></td><td><code>{ text }</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>turn.completed</code></td><td><code>{ result?, usage?, cost? }</code>. <code>usage</code> has <code>inputTokens</code>, <code>outputTokens</code>, <code>cacheReadTokens</code>, <code>cacheWriteTokens</code>, and optional <code>reasoningTokens</code>. <code>cost</code> has <code>totalUsd</code> and the <code>model</code> it was priced against</td></tr><tr><td><code>turn.failed</code></td><td><code>{ message }</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>actions.requested</code></td><td><code>{ calls: [{ callId, toolName, args? }] }</code>. A call with <code>parentCallId</code> belongs to a subagent</td></tr><tr><td><code>action.result</code></td><td><code>{ callId, toolName, output?, isError, stubbed? }</code>. <code>stubbed</code> means a dry-run session answered a write without running it</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The types are <code>SessionEvent</code>, <code>SessionEventType</code>, and <code>HookContext</code>, exported from <code>@cursor/july</code>.</p><h2 id="handler-context" tabindex="-1">Handler context <a class="header-anchor" href="#handler-context" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Handler context&quot;">​</a></h2><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>Member</th><th>What it is</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>ctx.session</code></td><td>Read-only session info: <code>id</code>, <code>channelId</code>, <code>mode</code> (<code>chat</code> or <code>task</code>), <code>purpose</code> (<code>live</code> or <code>eval</code>), <code>auth</code>, plus <code>title</code>, <code>sdkAgentId</code>, and <code>abs</code> when set</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.agent</code></td><td><code>{ name }</code> of the agent the event belongs to</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.channel</code></td><td><code>{ id, continuationToken }</code>. The token is <code>null</code> when the session can&#39;t take follow-ups</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.host.kv</code></td><td>Durable JSON, shared by every session of the agent; the <a href="./../storage.html#author-kv-ctx-host-kv">storage backend</a> decides whether it survives a hosted replace. Prefix keys with <code>ctx.session.id</code> for per-session state</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.host.files</code></td><td>Durable files, bound to this session. Pass <code>{ scope: &quot;deployment&quot; }</code> for agent-wide files</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.host.otel</code></td><td>Counters, histograms, and tags, attributed to this session</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.host.mcp</code>, <code>ctx.host.github</code>, <code>ctx.host.slack</code></td><td>The same shared clients tools get</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.host.reminders</code></td><td>Per-session <a href="./schedules.html">reminders</a>, the same API tools get</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.artifacts</code></td><td>Session-bound <a href="./artifacts.html">artifacts</a> facade: <code>tag</code> fills in <code>sessionId</code> and <code>turnId</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.stateRoot</code></td><td>Absolute path of the local state root. It resets when a hosted deployment is replaced; keep derived state in <code>kv</code> or <code>files</code></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 id="when-hooks-run" tabindex="-1">When hooks run <a class="header-anchor" href="#when-hooks-run" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;When hooks run&quot;">​</a></h2><p>A hook runs after the event is durably recorded. It never delays the model turn and never sees an event that wasn&#39;t recorded.</p><p>Within one session, events dispatch in order, one at a time: the channel&#39;s <code>events</code> handlers first, then each hook in discovery order. Sessions don&#39;t wait on each other.</p><p>Two consequences:</p><ul><li>A slow handler holds up the next event&#39;s handlers for that session, not the model. Keep handlers short and queue anything slow.</li><li>Hooks fire for eval sessions too. Check <code>ctx.session.purpose === &quot;eval&quot;</code> before metering or paging.</li></ul><p>Each event reaches a hook at most once. A restart doesn&#39;t replay the log into hooks, so a mirror needs no dedupe, and the event log rather than the hook&#39;s copy is the source of truth.</p><h2 id="hooks-channel-events-evals-or-a-b" tabindex="-1">Hooks, channel events, evals, or A/B? <a class="header-anchor" href="#hooks-channel-events-evals-or-a-b" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Hooks, channel events, evals, or A/B?&quot;">​</a></h2><p>All of them consume the same stream, for different jobs:</p><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th></th><th>Hooks</th><th>Channel <code>events</code></th><th>Evals</th><th>A/B (<code>defineAB</code>)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Scope</td><td>every session of the agent</td><td>sessions the channel owns</td><td>one test turn</td><td>every live session; enrollment at creation, metrics on each turn</td></tr><tr><td>Job</td><td>observe: audit, metrics, mirrors, derived state</td><td>deliver: replies back to the channel&#39;s surface</td><td>assert: gates over the trajectory</td><td>compare: sticky arms, then fold the stream into <code>onSample</code> metrics</td></tr><tr><td>Context</td><td><code>ctx.host</code>, <code>ctx.artifacts</code>, session info</td><td><code>channel.state</code>, <code>setContinuationToken</code>, <code>ctx.host</code>, session info</td><td>the <code>t</code> assertion helpers</td><td>per-session samples in <code>onSample</code></td></tr><tr><td>Can affect the run</td><td>no</td><td>yes, it owns the surface</td><td>n/a</td><td>yes through arm instructions or <code>session.abs</code>; collection is observe-only</td></tr><tr><td>Authored at</td><td><code>agent/hooks/*.ts</code></td><td>channel config</td><td><code>evals/**/*.eval.ts</code></td><td><a href="./../ab.html"><code>agent/ab.ts</code> or <code>agent/ab/*.ts</code></a></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 id="when-not-to-use-a-hook" tabindex="-1">When not to use a hook <a class="header-anchor" href="#when-not-to-use-a-hook" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;When not to use a hook&quot;">​</a></h2><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>You want to</th><th>Use instead</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Add context before the model runs</td><td>The channel&#39;s <code>send</code> message and <code>workspaceFiles</code>, <code>instructions.md</code>, skills, or <code>sandbox/workspace/</code> seed files</td></tr><tr><td>Reply on Slack, comment on a PR, or post any other delivery</td><td>The channel&#39;s <code>events</code> map, or the Slack and GitHub packs</td></tr><tr><td>Show PR progress (merge-box check, sticky banner)</td><td><code>githubChannel({ progress: { commitStatus, banner } })</code>; see <a href="./../guides/github.html#show-pr-progress">Show PR progress</a></td></tr><tr><td>Block, approve, or rewrite a tool call</td><td><a href="./tools.html#gate-a-tool-on-human-approval"><code>needsApproval</code></a> on the tool</td></tr><tr><td>Act on the final assistant text, or fail a bad turn</td><td><a href="./result.html"><code>defineResult</code></a></td></tr><tr><td>Gate a change on behavior</td><td><a href="./../evals.html">Evals</a></td></tr><tr><td>Compare two prompts on live traffic</td><td><a href="./../ab.html"><code>defineAB</code></a></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 id="patterns" tabindex="-1">Patterns <a class="header-anchor" href="#patterns" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Patterns&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Usage metering is the <a href="#author-a-hook">authoring example</a>. Three more:</p><h3 id="alert-on-failure" tabindex="-1">Alert on failure <a class="header-anchor" href="#alert-on-failure" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Alert on failure&quot;">​</a></h3><p><code>turn.failed</code> carries the message, and <code>ctx.session.id</code> points at the trace. Skip interrupted turns; those are preemptions, not failures. Read secrets inside the handler: hosted deployments bind them after the process starts, so a module-scope read stays empty. Give the call a timeout, since a stalled request holds up later handlers on that session.</p><div class="language-ts vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">ts</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;">// agent/hooks/page-on-failure.ts</span></span>
+<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">});</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Any module under <code>agent/hooks/</code>, subfolders included, is a hook named by its path without the extension: <code>agent/hooks/audit/usage.ts</code> is <code>audit/usage</code>. <code>*.test.ts</code> and <code>*.spec.ts</code> files are skipped. The default export must be <code>defineHook(...)</code>, names can&#39;t contain <code>__</code>, and an empty <code>events</code> map skips the hook with a warning; <code>agent-sdk validate</code> reports all three. An extension mounts its hooks as <code>&lt;ns&gt;__&lt;name&gt;</code>, and <code>disableHook()</code> removes one (<a href="./extensions.html#adjust-a-mounted-extension">Adjust a mounted extension</a>).</p><p><code>agent-sdk init</code> scaffolds <code>agent/hooks/memory.ts</code>, which exports <code>memoryHook()</code> from <code>@cursor/july/memory</code> and journals every turn for later sessions to read. Delete the file to opt out.</p><h2 id="events-and-payloads" tabindex="-1">Events and payloads <a class="header-anchor" href="#events-and-payloads" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Events and payloads&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Keys are event types from the <a href="./sessions.html#which-events-can-i-stream">event vocabulary</a>, or <code>&quot;*&quot;</code> for every event. A typed key narrows <code>event.data</code>; a <code>&quot;*&quot;</code> handler receives the union, so switch on <code>event.type</code>. Every event carries the stream envelope <code>{ type, index, sessionId, turnId?, at, data }</code>, with <code>turnId</code> set on turn-scoped events.</p><p>The payloads hooks read most often:</p><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>Event</th><th><code>event.data</code></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>message.received</code></td><td><code>{ text }</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>turn.completed</code></td><td><code>{ result?, usage?, cost? }</code>. <code>usage</code> has <code>inputTokens</code>, <code>outputTokens</code>, <code>cacheReadTokens</code>, <code>cacheWriteTokens</code>, and optional <code>reasoningTokens</code>. <code>cost</code> has <code>totalUsd</code> and the <code>model</code> it was priced against</td></tr><tr><td><code>turn.failed</code></td><td><code>{ message }</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>actions.requested</code></td><td><code>{ calls: [{ callId, toolName, args? }] }</code>. A call with <code>parentCallId</code> belongs to a subagent</td></tr><tr><td><code>action.result</code></td><td><code>{ callId, toolName, output?, isError, stubbed? }</code>. <code>stubbed</code> means a dry-run session answered a write without running it</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The types are <code>SessionEvent</code>, <code>SessionEventType</code>, and <code>HookContext</code>, exported from <code>@cursor/july</code>.</p><h2 id="handler-context" tabindex="-1">Handler context <a class="header-anchor" href="#handler-context" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Handler context&quot;">​</a></h2><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>Member</th><th>What it is</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>ctx.session</code></td><td>Read-only session info: <code>id</code>, <code>channelId</code>, <code>mode</code> (<code>chat</code> or <code>task</code>), <code>purpose</code> (<code>live</code> or <code>eval</code>), <code>auth</code>, plus <code>title</code> and <code>sdkAgentId</code> when set</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.agent</code></td><td><code>{ name }</code> of the agent the event belongs to</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.channel</code></td><td><code>{ id, continuationToken }</code>. The token is <code>null</code> when the session can&#39;t take follow-ups</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.host.kv</code></td><td>Durable JSON, shared by every session of the agent; the storage backend decides whether it survives a hosted replace. Prefix keys with <code>ctx.session.id</code> for per-session state</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.host.files</code></td><td>Durable files, bound to this session. Pass <code>{ scope: &quot;deployment&quot; }</code> for agent-wide files</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.host.otel</code></td><td>Counters, histograms, and tags, attributed to this session</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.host.mcp</code>, <code>ctx.host.github</code>, <code>ctx.host.slack</code></td><td>The same shared clients tools get</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.host.reminders</code></td><td>Per-session <a href="./schedules.html">reminders</a>, the same API tools get</td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.artifacts</code></td><td>Session-bound <a href="./artifacts.html">artifacts</a> facade: <code>tag</code> fills in <code>sessionId</code> and <code>turnId</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>ctx.stateRoot</code></td><td>Absolute path of the local state root. It resets when a hosted deployment is replaced; keep derived state in <code>kv</code> or <code>files</code></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 id="when-hooks-run" tabindex="-1">When hooks run <a class="header-anchor" href="#when-hooks-run" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;When hooks run&quot;">​</a></h2><p>A hook runs after the event is durably recorded. It never delays the model turn and never sees an event that wasn&#39;t recorded.</p><p>Within one session, events dispatch in order, one at a time: the channel&#39;s <code>events</code> handlers first, then each hook in discovery order. Sessions don&#39;t wait on each other.</p><p>Two consequences:</p><ul><li>A slow handler holds up the next event&#39;s handlers for that session, not the model. Keep handlers short and queue anything slow.</li><li>Hooks fire for eval sessions too. Check <code>ctx.session.purpose === &quot;eval&quot;</code> before metering or paging.</li></ul><p>Each event reaches a hook at most once. A restart doesn&#39;t replay the log into hooks, so a mirror needs no dedupe, and the event log rather than the hook&#39;s copy is the source of truth.</p><h2 id="hooks-channel-events-or-evals" tabindex="-1">Hooks, channel events, or evals? <a class="header-anchor" href="#hooks-channel-events-or-evals" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Hooks, channel events, or evals?&quot;">​</a></h2><p>All of them consume the same stream, for different jobs:</p><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th></th><th>Hooks</th><th>Channel <code>events</code></th><th>Evals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Scope</td><td>every session of the agent</td><td>sessions the channel owns</td><td>one test turn</td></tr><tr><td>Job</td><td>observe: audit, metrics, mirrors, derived state</td><td>deliver: replies back to the channel&#39;s surface</td><td>assert: gates over the trajectory</td></tr><tr><td>Context</td><td><code>ctx.host</code>, <code>ctx.artifacts</code>, session info</td><td><code>channel.state</code>, <code>setContinuationToken</code>, <code>ctx.host</code>, session info</td><td>the <code>t</code> assertion helpers</td></tr><tr><td>Can affect the run</td><td>no</td><td>yes, it owns the surface</td><td>n/a</td></tr><tr><td>Authored at</td><td><code>agent/hooks/*.ts</code></td><td>channel config</td><td><code>evals/**/*.eval.ts</code></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 id="when-not-to-use-a-hook" tabindex="-1">When not to use a hook <a class="header-anchor" href="#when-not-to-use-a-hook" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;When not to use a hook&quot;">​</a></h2><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>You want to</th><th>Use instead</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Add context before the model runs</td><td>The channel&#39;s <code>send</code> message and <code>workspaceFiles</code>, <code>instructions.md</code>, skills, or <code>sandbox/workspace/</code> seed files</td></tr><tr><td>Reply on Slack, comment on a PR, or post any other delivery</td><td>The channel&#39;s <code>events</code> map, or the Slack and GitHub packs</td></tr><tr><td>Show PR progress (merge-box check, sticky banner)</td><td><code>githubChannel({ progress: { commitStatus, banner } })</code>; see <a href="./../guides/github.html#show-pr-progress">Show PR progress</a></td></tr><tr><td>Block, approve, or rewrite a tool call</td><td><a href="./tools.html#gate-a-tool-on-human-approval"><code>needsApproval</code></a> on the tool</td></tr><tr><td>Act on the final assistant text, reject it for a same-turn repair, or fail a bad turn</td><td><code>defineResult</code></td></tr><tr><td>Gate a change on behavior</td><td><a href="./../evals.html">Evals</a></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 id="patterns" tabindex="-1">Patterns <a class="header-anchor" href="#patterns" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Patterns&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Usage metering is the <a href="#author-a-hook">authoring example</a>. Three more:</p><h3 id="alert-on-failure" tabindex="-1">Alert on failure <a class="header-anchor" href="#alert-on-failure" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Alert on failure&quot;">​</a></h3><p><code>turn.failed</code> carries the message, and <code>ctx.session.id</code> points at the trace. Skip interrupted turns; those are preemptions, not failures. Read secrets inside the handler: hosted deployments bind them after the process starts, so a module-scope read stays empty. Give the call a timeout, since a stalled request holds up later handlers on that session.</p><div class="language-ts vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">ts</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;">// agent/hooks/page-on-failure.ts</span></span>
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@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ exported from `@cursor/july`.
 
 | Member | What it is |
 | --- | --- |
-| `ctx.session` | Read-only session info: `id`, `channelId`, `mode` (`chat` or `task`), `purpose` (`live` or `eval`), `auth`, plus `title`, `sdkAgentId`, and `abs` when set |
+| `ctx.session` | Read-only session info: `id`, `channelId`, `mode` (`chat` or `task`), `purpose` (`live` or `eval`), `auth`, plus `title` and `sdkAgentId` when set |
 | `ctx.agent` | `{ name }` of the agent the event belongs to |
 | `ctx.channel` | `{ id, continuationToken }`. The token is `null` when the session can't take follow-ups |
-| `ctx.host.kv` | Durable JSON, shared by every session of the agent; the [storage backend](/docs/storage.md#author-kv-ctx-host-kv) decides whether it survives a hosted replace. Prefix keys with `ctx.session.id` for per-session state |
+| `ctx.host.kv` | Durable JSON, shared by every session of the agent; the storage backend decides whether it survives a hosted replace. Prefix keys with `ctx.session.id` for per-session state |
 | `ctx.host.files` | Durable files, bound to this session. Pass `{ scope: "deployment" }` for agent-wide files |
 | `ctx.host.otel` | Counters, histograms, and tags, attributed to this session |
 | `ctx.host.mcp`, `ctx.host.github`, `ctx.host.slack` | The same shared clients tools get |
@@ -114,17 +114,17 @@ Each event reaches a hook at most once. A restart doesn't replay the log
 into hooks, so a mirror needs no dedupe, and the event log rather than
 the hook's copy is the source of truth.
 
-## Hooks, channel events, evals, or A/B?
+## Hooks, channel events, or evals?
 
 All of them consume the same stream, for different jobs:
 
-| | Hooks | Channel `events` | Evals | A/B (`defineAB`) |
-| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| Scope | every session of the agent | sessions the channel owns | one test turn | every live session; enrollment at creation, metrics on each turn |
-| Job | observe: audit, metrics, mirrors, derived state | deliver: replies back to the channel's surface | assert: gates over the trajectory | compare: sticky arms, then fold the stream into `onSample` metrics |
-| Context | `ctx.host`, `ctx.artifacts`, session info | `channel.state`, `setContinuationToken`, `ctx.host`, session info | the `t` assertion helpers | per-session samples in `onSample` |
-| Can affect the run | no | yes, it owns the surface | n/a | yes through arm instructions or `session.abs`; collection is observe-only |
-| Authored at | `agent/hooks/*.ts` | channel config | `evals/**/*.eval.ts` | [`agent/ab.ts` or `agent/ab/*.ts`](/docs/ab.md) |
+| | Hooks | Channel `events` | Evals |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Scope | every session of the agent | sessions the channel owns | one test turn |
+| Job | observe: audit, metrics, mirrors, derived state | deliver: replies back to the channel's surface | assert: gates over the trajectory |
+| Context | `ctx.host`, `ctx.artifacts`, session info | `channel.state`, `setContinuationToken`, `ctx.host`, session info | the `t` assertion helpers |
+| Can affect the run | no | yes, it owns the surface | n/a |
+| Authored at | `agent/hooks/*.ts` | channel config | `evals/**/*.eval.ts` |
 
 ## When not to use a hook
 
@@ -134,9 +134,8 @@ All of them consume the same stream, for different jobs:
 | Reply on Slack, comment on a PR, or post any other delivery | The channel's `events` map, or the Slack and GitHub packs |
 | Show PR progress (merge-box check, sticky banner) | `githubChannel({ progress: { commitStatus, banner } })`; see [Show PR progress](/docs/guides/github.md#show-pr-progress) |
 | Block, approve, or rewrite a tool call | [`needsApproval`](/docs/reference/tools.md#gate-a-tool-on-human-approval) on the tool |
-| Act on the final assistant text, or fail a bad turn | [`defineResult`](/docs/reference/result.md) |
+| Act on the final assistant text, reject it for a same-turn repair, or fail a bad turn | `defineResult` |
 | Gate a change on behavior | [Evals](/docs/evals.md) |
-| Compare two prompts on live traffic | [`defineAB`](/docs/ab.md) |
 
 ## Patterns
 
@@ -254,13 +253,9 @@ At runtime:
 
 Continue with these pages:
 
-- [Turn result](/docs/reference/result.md): fail a turn from `commit`, not from a hook
 - [Sessions and streaming](/docs/reference/sessions.md): the event vocabulary hooks observe
-- [Storage](/docs/storage.md): where `ctx.host.kv` and `ctx.host.files` live
 - [OpenTelemetry](/docs/guides/opentelemetry.md): OTLP traces and metrics
   from the same event stream
 - [Deployment](/docs/deployment.md#observability): runtime logs and export
   paths
 - [Channels](/docs/reference/channels.md#events): the delivery-side counterpart
-- [Live A/B metrics](/docs/ab.md): sticky variants over the same event
-  stream