Blog post: From Steering to Hooks — Automating AI Compliance

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Context

Second blog post in the "AI-Assisted Open Source" series on dev.to.

Angle

Evolution from "AI remembers the rules" to "hooks enforce the rules automatically."

Key Points

• Steering files = judgment and reasoning (when to think, why it matters)
• Hooks = mechanical compliance (deterministic, never forgotten)
• The combination is more reliable than either alone
• Parallels to human teams: coding standards docs (steering) vs CI checks (hooks)
• Concrete example: JavaParser's self-referential generator build

Depends On

• Issue Enhance JavaParser Power with Kiro Hooks #1 (hooks implementation) for real-world examples
• Or Kiro CLI hooks support being available

Publish To

dev.to as part of "AI-Assisted Open Source" series (#3)