diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f15e058
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+
+printf 'Running pre-commit checks...\n'
+bun run check
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e6c2b05..8f6a7b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Lively Forms is a conversational form builder inspired by Typeform. It lets crea
 
 ```bash
 bun install
+bun run hooks:install
 cp .env.example .env
 bun run db:up
 bun run prisma:migrate
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ You must also configure Google OAuth for local development. See [docs/deployment
 bun run dev
 bun run build
 bun run lint
+bun run check
+bun run hooks:install
 bun run db:up
 bun run db:down
 bun run db:logs
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 4f120c5..5e7219a 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ This document covers day-to-day local development for Lively Forms.
 
 ```bash
 bun install
+bun run hooks:install
 cp .env.example .env
 bun run db:up
 bun run prisma:migrate
@@ -77,20 +78,33 @@ bun run prisma:studio
 
 ## Quality checks
 
-Run lint:
+Run the full local verification suite used by CI:
+
+```bash
+bun run check
+```
+
+Run lint only:
 
 ```bash
 bun run lint
 ```
 
-Run a production build:
+Run a production build only:
 
 ```bash
 bun run build
 ```
 
+Install git hooks for this repo:
+
+```bash
+bun run hooks:install
+```
+
 Notes:
 
+- The pre-commit hook runs `bun run check`, which includes formatting, linting, type-checking, and a production build.
 - `bun run build` also validates translation resources before the Next.js build.
 - There is currently no separate test suite command in `package.json`.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5cf60f5..edaf08e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "format": "prettier --write .",
     "format:check": "prettier --check . --ignore-unknown",
     "check": "bun run format:check && bun run lint && bun run typecheck && bun run build",
+    "hooks:install": "git config core.hooksPath .githooks",
     "db:up": "podman-compose up -d",
     "db:down": "podman-compose down",
     "db:logs": "podman-compose logs -f postgres",