diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e29366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+. "$(dirname -- "$0")/_/husky.sh"
+
+yarn pre-commit
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/(tabs)/category.tsx b/app/(tabs)/category.tsx
index f5c384f..1edb82d 100644
--- a/app/(tabs)/category.tsx
+++ b/app/(tabs)/category.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Text, ScrollView, TouchableOpacity, StyleSheet } from "react-native";
 //TODO: add a notification icon
 //TODO: add 4 rectangle grid buttons which has options of everyday help, appliance repair, home cleaning, and moving
 //TODO: add a search bar
+//test
 
 const category = () => {
   return (
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a0c35d..f819ad5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     "type-check": "tsc --pretty --noEmit",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix",
-    "pre-commit": "yarn type-check && yarn format && yarn lint:fix && yarn lint && yarn format-check"
+    "pre-commit": "yarn type-check && yarn format && yarn lint:fix && yarn lint && yarn format-check",
+    "prepare": "husky && husky install"
   },
   "jest": {
     "preset": "jest-expo"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
     "expo-status-bar": "~1.11.1",
     "expo-updates": "~0.24.13",
     "expo-web-browser": "~12.8.2",
+    "husky": "^9.0.11",
     "lottie-react-native": "6.5.1",
     "mime": "^4.0.1",
     "nativewind": "^2.0.11",
@@ -78,7 +80,8 @@
     "react-test-renderer": "18.2.0",
     "tailwindcss": "3.3.2",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
-    "typescript": "^5.3.0"
+    "typescript": "^5.3.0",
+    "husky": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "overrides": {
     "react-refresh": "~0.14.0"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c72738f..d904cb0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7253,6 +7253,11 @@ human-signals@^2.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/human-signals/-/human-signals-2.1.0.tgz#dc91fcba42e4d06e4abaed33b3e7a3c02f514ea0"
   integrity sha512-B4FFZ6q/T2jhhksgkbEW3HBvWIfDW85snkQgawt07S7J5QXTk6BkNV+0yAeZrM5QpMAdYlocGoljn0sJ/WQkFw==
 
+husky@^9.0.11:
+  version "9.0.11"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/husky/-/husky-9.0.11.tgz#fc91df4c756050de41b3e478b2158b87c1e79af9"
+  integrity sha512-AB6lFlbwwyIqMdHYhwPe+kjOC3Oc5P3nThEoW/AaO2BX3vJDjWPFxYLxokUZOo6RNX20He3AaT8sESs9NJcmEw==
+
 hyphenate-style-name@^1.0.3:
   version "1.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hyphenate-style-name/-/hyphenate-style-name-1.0.5.tgz#70b68605ee601b7142362239a0236159a8b2dc33"