The feature request

Currently, GitHub Desktop always runs Git hooks (such as pre-commit, commit-msg, and pre-push) when committing or pushing changes.

While this is the correct default for most workflows, there are situations where a user may want to temporarily bypass hooks for a specific repository — for example:

• Speeding up work in a repo with heavy lint/test hooks when prototyping.
• Committing experimental code without triggering validation steps.
• Working offline where hooks depend on network access.

At the moment, skipping hooks requires manually using the --no-verify flag in the command line for each commit or push, which defeats the purpose of using GitHub Desktop as a fully GUI-based workflow.

Proposed solution

Introduce a per-repository setting inside the Repository Settings → Git Config tab with a checkbox:

[ ] Skip Git hooks for commits and pushes in this repository

When enabled for the active repository:

• All git commit calls in GitHub Desktop will automatically include --no-verify to skip pre-commit and commit-msg hooks.
• All git push calls will automatically include --no-verify to skip pre-push hooks.

Benefits:

• Gives users fine-grained control without disabling hooks globally.
• Maintains the default safe behaviour (hooks enabled) for all repos unless explicitly changed.
• Reduces the need to drop into the CLI for bypassing hooks.

Additional context

Here’s a proposed UI mockup for the new setting. The checkbox would be placed in the Repository Settings → Git Config tab, directly below the Name and Email fields, since it relates to repository-specific Git behaviour.

When checked, GitHub Desktop would automatically add --no-verify to git commit and git push commands for this repository, allowing users to bypass local Git hooks without affecting other repositories.