git-nostr-hook

Git hook that automatically publishes your repository state to Nostr (NIP-34) on every commit.

Why?

Decentralize your git repository announcements. Every commit publishes a Kind 30617 event to Nostr relays, making your repository discoverable across the Nostr network without relying solely on centralized platforms like GitHub.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Git 2.9+ (for core.hooksPath support)

Install

npm install -g git-nostr-hook
git-nostr-hook install

Setup

Set your Nostr private key:

git config --global nostr.privkey <64-char-hex-key>

Generate a new key if needed:

npx noskey

Usage

Once installed, every git commit automatically publishes a Kind 30617 event to Nostr relays.

Manual Run

Test the hook without committing:

git-nostr-hook run

Example Output

📡 git-nostr-hook

Event ID: abc123...
Pubkey: def456...

✓ Published to wss://relay.damus.io
✓ Published to wss://nos.lol
✓ Published to wss://relay.nostr.band

✓ Published to 3/3 relays

Published Event

The hook publishes a Kind 30617 (NIP-34 repository announcement) event containing:

Tag	Description
d	Repository identifier (repo name)
name	Repository name
HEAD	Current branch reference
clone	Git clone URL
web	Web URL (GitHub, etc.)
refs/heads/*	Branch refs with commit SHAs

Example Event

{
  "kind": 30617,
  "tags": [
    ["d", "my-project"],
    ["name", "my-project"],
    ["HEAD", "ref: refs/heads/main"],
    ["clone", "git@github.com:user/my-project.git"],
    ["web", "https://github.com/user/my-project"],
    ["refs/heads/main", "abc123..."]
  ],
  "content": "Latest commit: Add new feature"
}

Commands

Command	Description
git-nostr-hook install	Install global git hook
git-nostr-hook uninstall	Remove global git hook
git-nostr-hook run	Run manually (for testing)
git-nostr-hook help	Show help

How It Works

1. Installs a post-commit hook to ~/.git-hooks/
2. Sets git config --global core.hooksPath ~/.git-hooks
3. On every commit, the hook:
   • Reads private key from git config nostr.privkey
   • Builds a Kind 30617 repository announcement event
   • Signs with Schnorr signature (secp256k1)
   • Publishes to default relays

Default Relays

• wss://relay.damus.io
• wss://nos.lol
• wss://relay.nostr.band

Troubleshooting

"No nostr.privkey configured"

Set your private key:

git config --global nostr.privkey <your-64-char-hex-key>

Hook not running after commit

Verify the global hooks path is set:

git config --global core.hooksPath
# Should output: ~/.git-hooks

Re-run install if needed:

git-nostr-hook install

"Failed to publish" errors

Check your internet connection and verify the relays are online. The hook will continue even if some relays fail.

Using with existing git hooks

If you have existing hooks in a repository's .git/hooks/, note that core.hooksPath takes precedence. You may need to manually call your other hooks from ~/.git-hooks/post-commit.

Verifying Events

View your published events on Nostr clients that support NIP-34, or query directly:

# Using nak (Nostr Army Knife)
nak req -k 30617 -a <your-pubkey> wss://relay.damus.io

NIP-34

This implements NIP-34 - Git repositories on Nostr.

Kind 30617 is a replaceable event (per NIP-01), so each commit updates the previous announcement rather than creating duplicates.

License

MIT