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5 use cases
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Block pushes until you can explain your diff
Install Grip's pre-push hook so each push gets five questions on your change first.
- Grip
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
View prompt
Using the grip repo at github.com/guilyx/grip, run `grip init` inside <repo path> and then `git push` to trigger the five quiz questions. Expected output: five questions about the staged diff followed by a Grip Score out of 100. Verify that .grip.toml exists in <repo path> and the pre-push hook is installed.
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Defend a change on a browser whiteboard
Draw your change as parts and arrows with the questions pinned to it, including malicious actor cases.
- Grip
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
View prompt
Using the grip repo at github.com/guilyx/grip, stage the changes in <repo path> and run `grip whiteboard --provider fake` to see the offline whiteboard. Expected output: the change drawn in the browser with questions pinned to it. Verify that the browser page shows the parts, arrows and questions for the staged files.
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Stop a coding agent from pushing until it passes
Use /grip inside a coding agent and rely on the gate that holds its pushes until you pass.
- Grip
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Cursor
- Gemini CLI
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
View prompt
Using the grip repo at github.com/guilyx/grip, run `grip init` in <repo path> and then /grip inside the coding agent on the current change. Expected output: a quiz on the staged diff and a Grip Score out of 100. Verify that a push attempted by the agent is held until the score passes.
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Quiz a whole branch before opening a pull request
Run Grip against everything since main so the full branch is checked, not one commit.
- Grip
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
View prompt
Using the grip repo at github.com/guilyx/grip, check out the feature branch in <repo path> and run `grip quiz --branch --provider fake` to get an offline quiz on the whole branch. Expected output: five questions covering changes since main. Verify that the questions refer to files changed on the branch.
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Try Grip offline with a scripted grader
Run the fake provider on a scratch repo to see the quiz and whiteboard with no account or key.
- Grip
- Software and DevOps
- Beginner
View prompt
Using the grip repo at github.com/guilyx/grip, follow the offline trial in a new folder <repo path> with the fake provider. Expected output: five terminal questions from `grip quiz --provider fake` and a browser whiteboard from `grip whiteboard --provider fake`. Verify that no push was blocked, since grip init was not run.
How to use Grip
- Check you have what it needs: Python 3.11 or newer on Linux, macOS or Windows; git installed and a repository to test in; One model option: an installed Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI, an Anthropic API key, an OpenAI-compatible API, Ollama, or the offline fake provider.
- Open guilyx/grip on GitHub and read the README and license.
- Install Grip with
pipx install grip-hook - Open your repository and run
grip initto write .grip.toml and install the pre-push hook - Run
git pushand answer the five questions Grip asks about your diff - If the score is below the passing score, review the change and push again
These steps come from our top use case, Block pushes until you can explain your diff, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.
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- Python 3.11 or newer on Linux, macOS or Windows
- git installed and a repository to test in
- One model option: an installed Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI, an Anthropic API key, an OpenAI-compatible API, Ollama, or the offline fake provider
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Questions about Grip
What is Grip?
grip is a git pre-push hook that quizzes you on your own diff and holds the push until you pass a model-graded check. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/guilyx/grip.
Who is Grip for?
Developers and teams who use AI coding tools and want proof they can explain the code before it is pushed.
What can I do with Grip?
5 use cases so far, for example: Block pushes until you can explain your diff; Defend a change on a browser whiteboard; Stop a coding agent from pushing until it passes. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.
What do I need to run Grip?
Python 3.11 or newer on Linux, macOS or Windows; git installed and a repository to test in; One model option: an installed Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI, an Anthropic API key, an OpenAI-compatible API, Ollama, or the offline fake provider.
What are alternatives to Grip?
Other hot AI repos in Software and DevOps: Omarchy Local AI, Hermes Plan Mode, Agent 2, Agnes Harness, Skills.
Is Grip safe to run?
Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.