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Update Search Year

Automatically adds current year to WebSearch queries when no year is specified. This hook intercepts WebSearch tool usage and appends the current year to queries that don't already contain a year, ensuring search results are current and relevant.

Install with the Claude Code Templates CLI
$ npx claude-code-templates@latest --hook="pre-tool/update-search-year" --yes

Requires Claude Code. The command adds this hook to your project's .claudedirectory — nothing runs on ToolZip's servers.

What's inside this hook

Component source

{

"description": "Automatically adds current year to WebSearch queries when no year is specified. This hook intercepts WebSearch tool usage and appends the current year to queries that don't already contain a year, ensuring search results are current and relevant.",

"hooks": {

"PreToolUse": [

{

"matcher": "WebSearch",

"hooks": [

{

"type": "command",

"command": "python3 -c \"import json, sys, re; from datetime import datetime; input_data = json.load(sys.stdin); tool_input = input_data.get('tool_input', {}); query = tool_input.get('query', ''); current_year = str(datetime.now().year); has_year = re.search(r'\\\\b20\\\\d{2}\\\\b', query); has_temporal = any(word in query.lower() for word in ['latest', 'recent', 'current', 'new', 'now', 'today']); should_add_year = not has_year and not has_temporal; modified_query = f'{query} {current_year}' if should_add_year else query; output = {'hookSpecificOutput': {'hookEventName': 'PreToolUse', 'modifiedToolInput': {'query': modified_query}}}; print(json.dumps(output)); sys.exit(0)\"",

"timeout": 5

}

]

}

]

}

}

Type
Hook
Category
Pre-Tool
Installs
361
Source
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