HammerTime — Behavioral Rule System

Rules live at ~/.claude/hammertime/rules.json. The hook registers as a Stop hook and fires on every assistant turn.

Two rule types:

• Content rules — scored detection against response text (three-layer scoring + optional Haiku verification)
• Timer rules — time-based blocking until a deadline passes (no scoring, no Haiku)

When to Create a Rule

Recognize rule intent even when the user doesn't say "hammertime":

Imperative patterns:

• "Always fix lint errors before stopping"
• "Never say 'everything looks good' when there are warnings"
• "Stop summarizing what you did at the end"
• "From now on, run tests before committing"
• "I want you to use the visual planner for architecture decisions"
• "Don't dismiss issues as pre-existing"