diff --git a/bin/hooks/phase-tracker.js b/bin/hooks/phase-tracker.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86bcacc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/hooks/phase-tracker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Phase Tracker Hook
+ *
+ * Tracks current agentful phase from .agentful/state.json
+ * Cross-platform compatible (Windows, macOS, Linux)
+ */
+
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+
+const STATE_FILE = path.join(process.cwd(), '.agentful', 'state.json');
+
+try {
+  if (fs.existsSync(STATE_FILE)) {
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(STATE_FILE, 'utf8');
+    const state = JSON.parse(content);
+    const phase = state.current_phase || 'idle';
+    // Silent output - just track phase internally
+    // console.log(phase);
+  }
+} catch (error) {
+  // Silently fail - phase tracking is optional
+}
+
+process.exit(0);
diff --git a/template/.claude/settings.json b/template/.claude/settings.json
index 048fbe6..485c5f2 100644
--- a/template/.claude/settings.json
+++ b/template/.claude/settings.json
@@ -102,24 +102,6 @@
             "description": "Protect package.json ownership metadata from accidental corruption"
           }
         ]
-      },
-      {
-        "matcher": "Write|Edit|NotebookEdit",
-        "hooks": [
-          {
-            "type": "command",
-            "command": "npx tsc --noEmit 2>&1 | head -5 || true"
-          }
-        ]
-      },
-      {
-        "matcher": "Write|Edit|NotebookEdit",
-        "hooks": [
-          {
-            "type": "command",
-            "command": "if [ \"$FILE\" = \"*.md\" ]; then existing=$(find . -name '*.md' -not -path './node_modules/*' -not -path './.git/*' | xargs grep -l \"$(basename '$FILE' | sed 's/_/ /g' | sed 's/.md$//' | head -c 30)\" 2>/dev/null | grep -v \"$FILE\" | head -1); if [ -n \"$existing\" ]; then echo \"\u26a0\ufe0f  Similar doc exists: $existing - consider updating instead\"; fi; fi || true"
-          }
-        ]
       }
     ],
     "UserPromptSubmit": [
@@ -127,7 +109,8 @@
         "hooks": [
           {
             "type": "command",
-            "command": "if [ -f .agentful/state.json ]; then jq -r '.current_phase // \"idle\"' .agentful/state.json 2>/dev/null || echo 'idle'; else echo 'idle'; fi",
+            "command": "node bin/hooks/phase-tracker.js",
+            "timeout": 3,
             "description": "Track current agentful phase"
           }
         ]