diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f70a3f54..12cb1bfef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@
     "start": "./server/bin/www",
     "lint": "eslint ."
   },
+  "config": {
+    "pre-git": {
+      "commit-msg": [],
+      "pre-commit": [
+        "npm run lint"
+      ],
+      "pre-push": [],
+      "post-commit": [],
+      "post-merge": []
+    }
+  },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/coralproject/talk.git"
@@ -27,5 +38,11 @@
     "debug": "^2.2.0",
     "express": "^4.14.0",
     "mongoose": "^4.6.5"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^3.5.0",
+    "mocha": "^3.1.2",
+    "pre-git": "^3.10.0",
+    "supertest": "^2.0.1"
   }
 }