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Use this page when git commit or git push is not creating, linking, or syncing checkpoint data. Entire uses Git hooks to run during normal Git commands:
  • git commit links captured agent work to the commit and creates an Entire-Checkpoint trailer.
  • git push syncs checkpoint data after your code push.
If those behaviors do not happen, Git may not be running Entire’s hooks, or the hook may not be able to find the entire command.

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Start here if

  • a commit did not create a checkpoint
  • a commit is missing an Entire-Checkpoint trailer
  • checkpoint data is not syncing after git push
  • commits work from Terminal, but not from a GUI Git client
  • Git says it cannot find the entire command
  • hooks were removed, overwritten, or need to be reinstalled
  • the entire binary moved on your machine
  • setup needs to run without prompts
Git hooks are different from agent hooks. Agent hooks capture the AI session while you work; Git hooks connect that captured session to commits and pushes.

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Install Git hooks

For a new repository, run entire enable to install the Git hooks Entire needs for commit and push behavior: 
entire enable

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Reinstall Git hooks

If hooks were removed, overwritten, or stopped running, reinstall them with: 
entire configure --force

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GUI Git clients

Terminal commits can work while GUI commits fail because apps like Xcode, Tower, GitKraken, and Sourcetree may not load your shell $PATH. Configure hooks with the full entire binary path: 
entire configure --local --absolute-git-hook-path
During initial setup, use the same option with entire enable: 
entire enable --local --absolute-git-hook-path
This embeds the full path to the entire binary directly in the Git hooks: 
# Default
entire hooks git post-commit

# With --absolute-git-hook-path
'/Users/you/go/bin/entire' hooks git post-commit
The setting is written to .entire/settings.local.json when you pass --local:
.entire/settings.local.json
{
  "absolute_git_hook_path": true
}
Absolute Git hook paths are machine-specific. If you move the entire binary, rerun: 
entire configure --local --absolute-git-hook-path

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Use non-interactive setup

For scripts, CI, or bootstrap flows, run setup in non-interactive mode: 
entire enable --yes
To select an agent without prompts: 
entire enable --yes --agent claude-code

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Verify Git hooks

After changing hook setup, check the repository status and test the Git client you actually use: 
entire status --detailed
Then make a test commit and push. If no checkpoint appears, run checkpoint troubleshooting.