diff --git a/get_started.sh b/get_started.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+git config --local core.hooksPath scripts/hooks/
+chmod +x scripts/hooks/*
diff --git a/scripts/hooks/pre-commit b/scripts/hooks/pre-commit
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+repository_root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+cd "$repository_root" || exit 1
+
+echo "[git pre-commit hook] Running ktlintFormat before commit."
+
+staged_files=$(git diff --name-only --cached --diff-filter=d)
+if [ -z "$staged_files" ]; then
+    echo "No staged files, skipping formatting."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+./gradlew :ktlintFormat --configuration-cache
+status=$?
+
+echo "Finished ktlintFormat with status: $status"
+
+if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Error running ktlintFormat, aborting commit."
+    exit "$status"
+fi
+
+printf '%s\n' "$staged_files" | while IFS= read -r file; do
+    git add -- "$file"
+done