Ratchet Uses a PostToolUse Hook to Audit Whether the Agent Actually Followed Its Minimalism Rules — 409 Stars in Two Days

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Created 2026-07-31, Ratchet argues that every 'prefer the stdlib, keep the diff small' ruleset is an open loop — the model reads it and nothing verifies compliance. Instead a PostToolUse hook measures every edit and reports back into the live session: net line delta against a budget, new files, new dependencies, and classified findings (certain/likely) like 'DatePicker only forwards to Flatpickr — call it directly and delete the wrapper.' 409 stars, 83 forks and 115 tests within roughly 48 hours of creation.