diff --git a/.git-hooks/install.bash b/.git-hooks/install.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..756cc5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-hooks/install.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+ln .git-hooks/pre-commit .git/hooks/pre-commit
+chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit
diff --git a/.git-hooks/pre-commit b/.git-hooks/pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fa6f31f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-hooks/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+AMBER='\033[0;33m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+CLEAR_COLOR='\033[0m'
+
+function run_command {
+  local COMMAND=$1
+  local COMMAND_NAME=$2
+
+  echo -e "${AMBER}Running $COMMAND_NAME…${AMBER}"
+  $COMMAND &>/dev/null
+  if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ $COMMAND_NAME failed${CLEAR_COLOR}"
+    exit 1
+  else
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ $COMMAND_NAME passed${CLEAR_COLOR}"
+  fi
+}
+
+run_command "brakeman --format html -o ../tmp/brakeman.html" "Brakeman"
+run_command "bundle exec rubocop" "Rubocop"
+run_command "bundle exec rails test" "test suite"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f155e11..f6600b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,3 +8,19 @@ the video chat software of your choice or offline at a physical table.
 Spin up the application with `./bin/setup`.
 
 Run tests with `rails test`.
+
+### Git hooks
+
+There is a pre-commit git hook stored in .git-hooks which can be installed by running `.git-hooks/install.bash`.
+
+The hooks:
+- Run Rubocop
+- Run tests
+- Run Brakeman
+
+### Brakeman
+
+If Brakeman issues are introduced, they should be immediately fixed or ignored with a note as to why it
+is not a real issue. To do so, run `bundle exec brakeman -I`.
+
+