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update-search-year

Automatically adds current year to WebSearch queries when no year is specified. This hook intercepts WebSearch tool usage and appends the current year to queries that don't already contain a year, ensuring search results are current and relevant.

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armory install update-search-year --cli claude

writes the file to.claude/hooks/update-search-yearListed as compatible

Configuration
# fetches the hook script into:
.claude/hooks/update-search-year
# then register it in your settings.json "hooks" block.

↳ Add the hook entry to settings.json, then restart the harness.

Needs the armory CLI · not on npm yet, build it from cli/ in the repository

What it is

Automatically adds current year to WebSearch queries when no year is specified. This hook intercepts WebSearch tool usage and appends the current year to queries that don't already contain a year, ensuring search results are current and relevant.

When to use it

Automatically adds current year to WebSearch queries when no year is specified. This hook intercepts WebSearch tool usage and appends the current year to queries that don't already contain a year, ensuring search results are current and relevant.

How to install / invoke

# Wire this hook script into .claude/settings.json
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/main/cli-tool/components/hooks/pre-tool/update-search-year.json -o .claude/hooks/update-search-year.json

Notes

Extracted from davila7/claude-code-templates, pre-tool category.