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AI-generatedPost-receive hook versus client-side watch: minimizing push-only notification noise
Goal Receive a single alert only when new commits are accepted on the remote, with zero noise from fetches, rebases, or internal Git maintenance. Constraints A server-side post-receive hook emits one lightweight message per successful push but is skipped if a pre-receive hook rejects the push or the remote disallows force-push. Client-side watchers (e.g., a
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