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Skip Husky Precommit Hook

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Sometimes you need to make a quick commit without waiting for linting, tests, or formatting checks to complete. Maybe you’re on a broken branch and need to stash your work, or the CI will handle validation anyway.

The Fix #

Use the --no-verify flag:

git commit --no-verify -m "WIP: saving progress"

Or the shorthand:

git commit -n -m "WIP: saving progress"

This bypasses all client-side hooks configured by Husky (or any other git hooks manager).

When to Use This #

  • Work-in-progress commits on feature branches where you’ll squash later
  • Broken pre-commit hooks that you need to debug separately
  • Time-sensitive hotfixes when CI will validate the code anyway
  • Large reformatting commits where running prettier on every file takes ages

A Word of Caution #

Skipping hooks means skipping guardrails. Use this intentionally, not habitually. If you find yourself reaching for --no-verify on every commit, it might be time to fix or optimize your hooks instead.