diff --git a/Readme.adoc b/Readme.adoc
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@@ -265,6 +265,15 @@ $ lproj list --mine
 
 == Development
 
+First, activate the repo's git hooks (enforces conventional-commit subjects
+before you even push):
+
+[source,sh]
+----
+$ cd app
+$ mise exec -- mix githooks.install
+----
+
 The project uses ExUnit and `mix format`. Run tests with:
 
 [source,sh]
diff --git a/app/lib/mix/tasks/githooks.install.ex b/app/lib/mix/tasks/githooks.install.ex
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@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+defmodule Mix.Tasks.Githooks.Install do
+  @moduledoc "Activates this repo's githooks/ (conventional-commit enforcement on commit-msg)."
+  @shortdoc "Activates the repo's git hooks"
+
+  use Mix.Task
+
+  @impl Mix.Task
+  def run(_args) do
+    with {root, 0} <- System.cmd("git", ["rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"], stderr_to_stdout: true),
+         root = String.trim(root),
+         {_output, 0} <-
+           System.cmd("git", ["config", "core.hooksPath", "githooks"],
+             cd: root,
+             stderr_to_stdout: true
+           ) do
+      Mix.shell().info("githooks activated (core.hooksPath = githooks)")
+    else
+      {output, _status} -> Mix.raise("Failed to activate githooks: #{String.trim(output)}")
+    end
+  end
+end