# AI use cases for Grip (guilyx/grip) Repo: [guilyx/grip](https://github.com/guilyx/grip) | Use cases: 5 | Page: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/guilyx-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. This file holds every use case of this repo. Each one starts with a "## " heading and ends with its URL. - Block pushes until you can explain your diff: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/guilyx-grip/gate-pushes-with-diff-quiz/ - Defend a change on a browser whiteboard: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/guilyx-grip/defend-change-on-whiteboard/ - Stop a coding agent from pushing until it passes: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/guilyx-grip/make-coding-agent-pass-quiz-before-push/ - Quiz a whole branch before opening a pull request: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/guilyx-grip/quiz-whole-branch-before-pull-request/ - Try Grip offline with a scripted grader: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/guilyx-grip/try-grip-offline-in-five-minutes/ ## How to block pushes until you can explain your diff with Grip Repo: [guilyx/grip](https://github.com/guilyx/grip) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README Install Grip's pre-push hook so each push gets five questions on your change first. **Who it is for:** A developer who pushes code written partly by AI and wants to confirm they understand it before it leaves their machine. **The problem:** Code can be pushed without the author being able to explain why it is built that way, where it fails, or how it is known to work. **The outcome:** Every push is checked against a Grip Score out of 100, and pushes below the passing score wait until the developer passes. ### Steps 1. Install Grip with `pipx install grip-hook` 2. Open your repository and run `grip init` to write .grip.toml and install the pre-push hook 3. Run `git push` and answer the five questions Grip asks about your diff 4. If the score is below the passing score, review the change and push again ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text Using the grip repo at github.com/guilyx/grip, run `grip init` inside 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 and the pre-push hook is installed. ``` ### Caveat Grip grades answers with a model, so the score reflects what the grader accepts and is not a full measure of understanding, as the project's own docs note. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/guilyx-grip/gate-pushes-with-diff-quiz/ ## How to defend a change on a browser whiteboard with Grip Repo: [guilyx/grip](https://github.com/guilyx/grip) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README Draw your change as parts and arrows with the questions pinned to it, including malicious actor cases. **Who it is for:** A developer preparing to walk a reviewer or team through a change, or wanting a visual check of their own design reasoning. **The problem:** Answering design questions verbally about a change is hard to prepare for when the change is not laid out visually. **The outcome:** The change appears in the browser as parts and arrows, with questions pinned to it, so the developer can answer each one on the diagram. ### Steps 1. Install Grip with `pipx install grip-hook` 2. Stage the change you want to defend 3. Run `grip whiteboard` to open the change in your browser 4. Answer the pinned questions, including what a malicious actor could do ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text Using the grip repo at github.com/guilyx/grip, stage the changes in 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. ``` ### Caveat The whiteboard defense is one of several modes, and the README says the hook must be configured with hook_mode = "whiteboard" to defend every push there. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/guilyx-grip/defend-change-on-whiteboard/ ## How to stop a coding agent from pushing until it passes with Grip Repo: [guilyx/grip](https://github.com/guilyx/grip) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 30 minutes | Basis: From the README Use /grip inside a coding agent and rely on the gate that holds its pushes until you pass. **Who it is for:** A developer who runs Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI or Cursor to write code and wants the agent's pushes held until the developer can defend them. **The problem:** An agent can write and push a large change quickly, and the developer may not have read or understood all of it. **The outcome:** The agent cannot push until the developer passes the quiz, and the developer can run /grip to check the change from inside the agent. ### Steps 1. Install Grip with `pipx install grip-hook` 2. Run `grip init` in the repository the agent works in, choosing Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI as the model when installed 3. Inside the agent, run /grip on the current change 4. Answer the questions, then let the agent push once the score reaches the passing score ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text Using the grip repo at github.com/guilyx/grip, run `grip init` in 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. ``` ### Caveat The README says /grip works in several named agents but does not list the exact setup steps for each, so check the documentation site for the agent you use. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/guilyx-grip/make-coding-agent-pass-quiz-before-push/ ## How to quiz a whole branch before opening a pull request with Grip Repo: [guilyx/grip](https://github.com/guilyx/grip) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README Run Grip against everything since main so the full branch is checked, not one commit. **Who it is for:** A developer or reviewer preparing a pull request that touches many commits and files. **The problem:** A pull request can contain many changes, and checking only the latest staged edit misses the rest. **The outcome:** The developer gets questions covering the whole branch since main, and knows whether the pull request is ready to open. ### Steps 1. Install Grip with `pipx install grip-hook` 2. Check out your feature branch in the repository 3. Run `grip quiz --branch` to quiz the whole branch since main 4. Answer the questions and fix any gaps before opening the pull request ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text Using the grip repo at github.com/guilyx/grip, check out the feature branch in 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. ``` ### Caveat The README describes --branch as quizzing changes since main, so branches with a different base may need the configuration reference checked. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/guilyx-grip/quiz-whole-branch-before-pull-request/ ## How to try Grip offline with a scripted grader with Grip Repo: [guilyx/grip](https://github.com/guilyx/grip) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README Run the fake provider on a scratch repo to see the quiz and whiteboard with no account or key. **Who it is for:** Anyone curious about Grip who wants to see how the quiz feels before connecting a model or installing a hook. **The problem:** Installing a git hook and connecting a model feels like a large commitment before knowing what the quiz asks. **The outcome:** The developer sees five scripted questions in the terminal and the same change in the browser, with nothing blocked. ### Steps 1. Run `pipx install grip-hook` or `uv tool install grip-hook` 2. Run `mkdir try-grip && cd try-grip && git init -q` 3. Run `echo 'def add(a, b): return a + b' > math.py && git add math.py` 4. Run `grip quiz --provider fake` for the terminal quiz, then `grip whiteboard --provider fake` for the browser version ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text Using the grip repo at github.com/guilyx/grip, follow the offline trial in a new folder 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. ``` ### Caveat The fake provider uses scripted questions offline, so it shows the workflow but does not grade a real answer with a model. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/guilyx-grip/try-grip-offline-in-five-minutes/