This document discusses using Git hooks to automate tasks during the Git workflow. It provides examples of using pre-commit hooks to check for debugging code and validate commit messages include ticket numbers. prepare-commit-msg hooks can template commit messages with default text like ticket references. post-commit hooks may open a browser to log work time against a referenced ticket after a commit. Server-side hooks on push can trigger tasks like running tests. Overall the document explores leveraging Git hooks for tasks like validation, templating, integration and to enforce best practices when committing code changes.