diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1dcac4f..7907888 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ playground
 newQueryBuilder.ts
 query-builder.ts
 dist
+
+# pre-commit scans
+talisman_output.log
+snyk_output.log
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4f1fbbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+# Pre-commit hook to run Snyk and Talisman scans, completing both before deciding to commit
+
+# Function to check if a command exists
+command_exists() {
+  command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+# Check if Snyk is installed
+if ! command_exists snyk; then
+  echo "Error: Snyk is not installed. Please install it and try again."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if Talisman is installed
+if ! command_exists talisman; then
+  echo "Error: Talisman is not installed. Please install it and try again."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Allow bypassing the hook with an environment variable
+if [ "$SKIP_HOOK" = "1" ]; then
+  echo "Skipping Snyk and Talisman scans (SKIP_HOOK=1)."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Initialize variables to track scan results
+snyk_failed=false
+talisman_failed=false
+
+# Run Snyk vulnerability scan
+echo "Running Snyk vulnerability scan..."
+snyk test --all-projects > snyk_output.log 2>&1
+snyk_exit_code=$?
+
+if [ $snyk_exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Snyk scan passed: No vulnerabilities found."
+elif [ $snyk_exit_code -eq 1 ]; then
+  echo "Snyk found vulnerabilities. See snyk_output.log for details."
+  snyk_failed=true
+else
+  echo "Snyk scan failed with error (exit code $snyk_exit_code). See snyk_output.log for details."
+  snyk_failed=true
+fi
+
+# Run Talisman secret scan (continues even if Snyk failed)
+echo "Running Talisman secret scan..."
+talisman --githook pre-commit > talisman_output.log 2>&1
+talisman_exit_code=$?
+
+if [ $talisman_exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Talisman scan passed: No secrets found."
+else
+  echo "Talisman scan failed (exit code $talisman_exit_code). See talisman_output.log for details."
+  talisman_failed=true
+fi
+
+# Evaluate results after both scans
+if [ "$snyk_failed" = true ] || [ "$talisman_failed" = true ]; then
+  echo "Commit aborted due to issues found in one or both scans."
+  [ "$snyk_failed" = true ] && echo "- Snyk issues: Check snyk_output.log"
+  [ "$talisman_failed" = true ] && echo "- Talisman issues: Check talisman_output.log"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# If both scans pass, allow the commit
+echo "All scans passed. Proceeding with commit.cd ."
+rm -f snyk_output.log talisman_output.log
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.talismanrc b/.talismanrc
index 2cd9815..f60a646 100644
--- a/.talismanrc
+++ b/.talismanrc
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 fileignoreconfig:
 - filename: package-lock.json
-  checksum: a618ae6c113021eef425f224f1dfd7066b15af1a45249ea063a193517ce5a92f
-version: ""
\ No newline at end of file
+  checksum: 37742c5c56859fdfed906c14e97881c4a10e0a52464fda489e4eb8154298fde4
+- filename: .husky/pre-commit
+  checksum: 5baabd7d2c391648163f9371f0e5e9484f8fb90fa2284cfc378732ec3192c193
+version: ""
+base64_entropy: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9d40848..353e2a4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         "@types/node": "10.17.60",
         "@types/rimraf": "4.0.5",
         "debug": "^4.4.0",
+        "husky": "^9.1.7",
         "jest": "^29.7.0",
         "jsdoc": "^4.0.4",
         "node-notifier": "^10.0.1",
@@ -1567,9 +1568,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/caniuse-lite": {
-      "version": "1.0.30001713",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001713.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-wCIWIg+A4Xr7NfhTuHdX+/FKh3+Op3LBbSp2N5Pfx6T/LhdQy3GTyoTg48BReaW/MyMNZAkTadsBtai3ldWK0Q==",
+      "version": "1.0.30001714",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001714.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mtgapdwDLSSBnCI3JokHM7oEQBLxiJKVRtg10AxM1AyeiKcM96f0Mkbqeq+1AbiCtvMcHRulAAEMu693JrSWqg==",
       "dev": true,
       "funding": [
         {
@@ -2259,6 +2260,22 @@
         "node": ">=10.17.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/husky": {
+      "version": "9.1.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/husky/-/husky-9.1.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5gs5ytaNjBrh5Ow3zrvdUUY+0VxIuWVL4i9irt6friV+BqdCfmV11CQTWMiBYWHbXhco+J1kHfTOUkePhCDvMA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "bin": {
+        "husky": "bin.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/typicode"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/import-local": {
       "version": "3.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/import-local/-/import-local-3.2.0.tgz",
@@ -4352,9 +4369,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/tr46": {
-      "version": "5.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-5.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-IUWnUK7ADYR5Sl1fZlO1INDUhVhatWl7BtJWsIhwJ0UAK7ilzzIa8uIqOO/aYVWHZPJkKbEL+362wrzoeRF7bw==",
+      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-5.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hdF5ZgjTqgAntKkklYw0R03MG2x/bSzTtkxmIRw/sTNV8YXsCJ1tfLAX23lhxhHJlEf3CRCOCGGWw3vI3GaSPw==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "punycode": "^2.3.1"
@@ -4427,9 +4444,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ts-jest/node_modules/type-fest": {
-      "version": "4.39.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-4.39.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-uW9qzd66uyHYxwyVBYiwS4Oi0qZyUqwjU+Oevr6ZogYiXt99EOYtwvzMSLw1c3lYo2HzJsep/NB23iEVEgjG/w==",
+      "version": "4.40.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-4.40.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ABHZ2/tS2JkvH1PEjxFDTUWC8dB5OsIGZP4IFLhR293GqT5Y5qB1WwL2kMPYhQW9DVgVD8Hd7I8gjwPIf5GFkw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "(MIT OR CC0-1.0)",
       "engines": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 34e3dce..fa2d582 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "watch-ts": "npm run clean && tsc -w",
     "compile": "tsc",
     "prepare": "npm run compile",
+    "pre-commit": "husky install && husky && chmod +x .husky/pre-commit",
     "start": "dist/index.js",
     "tslint": "npx tslint -c tslint.json 'src/**/*.ts' --fix",
     "test": "jest"
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "mongodb": "^6.12.0",
-     "sift": "^17.1.3"
+    "sift": "^17.1.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "29.5.14",
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
     "@types/node": "10.17.60",
     "@types/rimraf": "4.0.5",
     "debug": "^4.4.0",
+    "husky": "^9.1.7",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "jsdoc": "^4.0.4",
     "node-notifier": "^10.0.1",