diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
index 37e8cd2d..a668b39c 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.json
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@
   "hooks": {
     "PreToolUse": [
       {
-        "matcher": { "tools": ["Edit", "Write", "MultiEdit"] },
+        "matcher": "Edit|Write|MultiEdit",
         "hooks": [
           { "type": "command", "command": "npx ruvector hooks pre-edit \"$TOOL_INPUT_file_path\"" }
         ]
       },
       {
-        "matcher": { "tools": ["Bash"] },
+        "matcher": "Bash",
         "hooks": [
           { "type": "command", "command": "npx ruvector hooks pre-command \"$TOOL_INPUT_command\"" }
         ]
@@ -62,23 +62,31 @@
     ],
     "PostToolUse": [
       {
-        "matcher": { "tools": ["Edit", "Write", "MultiEdit"] },
+        "matcher": "Edit|Write|MultiEdit",
         "hooks": [
           { "type": "command", "command": "npx ruvector hooks post-edit \"$TOOL_INPUT_file_path\"" }
         ]
       },
       {
-        "matcher": { "tools": ["Bash"] },
+        "matcher": "Bash",
         "hooks": [
           { "type": "command", "command": "npx ruvector hooks post-command \"$TOOL_INPUT_command\"" }
         ]
       }
     ],
     "SessionStart": [
-      { "type": "command", "command": "npx ruvector hooks session-start" }
+      {
+        "hooks": [
+          { "type": "command", "command": "npx ruvector hooks session-start" }
+        ]
+      }
     ],
     "Stop": [
-      { "type": "command", "command": "npx ruvector hooks session-end" }
+      {
+        "hooks": [
+          { "type": "command", "command": "npx ruvector hooks session-end" }
+        ]
+      }
     ],
     "PreCompact": [
       {
diff --git a/npm/packages/ruvector/bin/cli.js b/npm/packages/ruvector/bin/cli.js
index 935258da..b49d4f33 100755
--- a/npm/packages/ruvector/bin/cli.js
+++ b/npm/packages/ruvector/bin/cli.js
@@ -2277,15 +2277,15 @@ hooksCmd.command('init').description('Initialize hooks in current project').opti
   }
   settings.hooks = settings.hooks || {};
   settings.hooks.PreToolUse = [
-    { matcher: { tools: ['Edit', 'Write', 'MultiEdit'] }, hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx ruvector hooks pre-edit "$TOOL_INPUT_file_path"' }] },
-    { matcher: { tools: ['Bash'] }, hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx ruvector hooks pre-command "$TOOL_INPUT_command"' }] }
+    { matcher: 'Edit|Write|MultiEdit', hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx ruvector hooks pre-edit "$TOOL_INPUT_file_path"' }] },
+    { matcher: 'Bash', hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx ruvector hooks pre-command "$TOOL_INPUT_command"' }] }
   ];
   settings.hooks.PostToolUse = [
-    { matcher: { tools: ['Edit', 'Write', 'MultiEdit'] }, hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx ruvector hooks post-edit "$TOOL_INPUT_file_path"' }] },
-    { matcher: { tools: ['Bash'] }, hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx ruvector hooks post-command "$TOOL_INPUT_command"' }] }
+    { matcher: 'Edit|Write|MultiEdit', hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx ruvector hooks post-edit "$TOOL_INPUT_file_path"' }] },
+    { matcher: 'Bash', hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx ruvector hooks post-command "$TOOL_INPUT_command"' }] }
   ];
-  settings.hooks.SessionStart = [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx ruvector hooks session-start' }];
-  settings.hooks.Stop = [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx ruvector hooks session-end' }];
+  settings.hooks.SessionStart = [{ hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx ruvector hooks session-start' }] }];
+  settings.hooks.Stop = [{ hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'npx ruvector hooks session-end' }] }];
   fs.writeFileSync(settingsPath, JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2));
   console.log(chalk.green('✅ Hooks initialized in .claude/settings.json'));
 });
diff --git a/npm/packages/ruvector/package.json b/npm/packages/ruvector/package.json
index 8869d45e..81d1530b 100644
--- a/npm/packages/ruvector/package.json
+++ b/npm/packages/ruvector/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ruvector",
-  "version": "0.1.41",
+  "version": "0.1.42",
   "description": "High-performance vector database for Node.js with automatic native/WASM fallback",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",