diff --git a/treewidePrePostPhase/fix_hooks.py b/treewidePrePostPhase/fix_hooks.py
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+#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#! nix-shell -i python3 -p python3 nix git
+
+import itertools
+import json
+import os
+import regex
+
+from collections import defaultdict
+from pathlib import Path
+from textwrap import dedent
+
+phase_hooks = [
+    ('buildPhase', 'preBuild', 'postBuild'),
+    ('checkInstallPhase', 'preCheckInstall', 'postCheckInstall'),
+    ('checkPhase', 'preCheck', 'postCheck'),
+    ('configurePhase', 'preConfigure', 'postConfigure'),
+    ('distPhase', 'preDist', 'postDist'),
+    ('installPhase', 'preInstall', 'postInstall'),
+    ('patchPhase', 'prePatch', 'postPatch'),
+    ('unpackPhase', 'preUnpack', 'postUnpack'),
+]
+
+
+def provide_paths(rootdir):
+    for parent_dir, dirs, files in os.walk(rootdir):
+        for basename in files:
+            if not basename.endswith('.nix'):
+                continue
+            path = Path(parent_dir, basename)
+            try:
+                with open(path) as file:
+                    pass
+                yield path
+            except FileNotFoundError as e:
+                pass
+
+
+class AbortEditException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def try_to_fix_file_runhooks(path, dryrun) -> list[str]:
+    with open(path) as file:
+        raw_content = file.read()
+
+    edited_hooks = []
+    for phase_hook in phase_hooks:
+        if (edit := insert_phase_if_not_exists_multiline(path, raw_content, *phase_hook)) is not None:
+            edited_hooks.append(phase_hook[0])
+            if not dryrun:
+                with open(path, 'w') as file:
+                    file.write(edit)
+                    raw_content = edit
+        if (edit := insert_phase_if_not_exists_singleline(path, raw_content, *phase_hook)) is not None:
+            edited_hooks.append(phase_hook[0])
+            if not dryrun:
+                with open(path, 'w') as file:
+                    file.write(edit)
+                    raw_content = edit
+
+    return edited_hooks
+
+
+def insert_phase_if_not_exists_multiline(path, text, phase, pre_phase, post_phase) -> str | None:
+    pattern = regex.compile(f"{phase} ?= ?''(.|\n)+?'';", regex.MULTILINE)
+    match = regex.search(pattern, text)
+    if match is None or 'runHook' in match.group():
+        return None
+
+    inner_lines = match.group().split('\n')
+    indent = ''.join(
+        itertools.takewhile(
+            lambda x: x == ' ',
+            next(line for line in inner_lines[1:-1] if line.strip() != '')
+        )
+    )
+    replacement ='\n'.join(
+        inner_lines[0:1]
+        + [indent + f'runHook {pre_phase}', '']
+        + inner_lines[1:-1]
+        + ['', indent + f'runHook {post_phase}']
+        + inner_lines[-1:]
+    )
+
+    result = text[0:match.start()] + replacement + text[match.end():]
+
+    # Sanity check for string concatenations with optional string concats,
+    # and (TODO) contained string interpolations which contain "'';"
+    if regex.search(r"''(?!\$)", '\n'.join(inner_lines[1:-1])) is not None:
+        colorizedResult = text[0:match.start()] + '\u001b[32m' + replacement + '\u001b[0m' + text[match.end():]
+        print('-----\n' + colorizedResult + '\n------')
+        if input(f"Accept {path} ({phase})? [N/y] ") not in 'Yy':
+            print(f"Rejecting {path} ({phase})")
+            raise AbortEditException
+        print()
+
+    return result
+
+
+def insert_phase_if_not_exists_singleline(path, text, phase, pre_phase, post_phase) -> str | None:
+    pattern = regex.compile(f"{phase} ?= ?\"(.+?)\";")
+    match = regex.search(pattern, text)
+    if match is None:
+        return None
+
+    base_indent_num = ''.join(reversed(text[:match.start()])).find('\n')
+    phase_content = [
+        f"{(base_indent_num + 2) * ' '}runHook {pre_phase}",
+        "",
+        f"{(base_indent_num + 2) * ' '}{match.group(1)}",
+        "",
+        f"{(base_indent_num + 2) * ' '}runHook {post_phase}",
+    ]
+
+    replacement = '\n'.join(
+        [ f"{phase} = ''" ]
+        + phase_content
+        + [ f"{base_indent_num * ' '}'';" ]
+    )
+
+    result = text[0:match.start()] + replacement + text[match.end():]
+
+    return result
+
+
+def build_packages_path_dict(path_to_nixpkgs_root) -> dict[str, list[str]]:
+    print("Generating package index...")
+    os.system(f'nix-env -f "{path_to_nixpkgs_root}" -I nixpkgs="{path_to_nixpkgs_root}" -qa --meta --json --show-trace --arg config "import {path_to_nixpkgs_root}/pkgs/top-level/packages-config.nix" >/tmp/packages.json')
+
+    with open("/tmp/packages.json") as file:
+        packages_json = json.load(file)
+
+    result = defaultdict(list)
+    for key, package in packages_json.items():
+        if 'position' in package['meta']:
+            path = Path(package['meta']['position'].split(':')[0]).resolve()
+            result[path].append(key)
+    return dict(result)
+
+
+def stage_and_commit_changes(package_path_dict, path, edited_hooks, dryrun):
+    package_names = package_path_dict.get(path.resolve(), [])
+    if len(package_names) == 0:
+        while input(dedent(f"""
+            Could not find package name for {path}.
+            Please commit manually and press y to continue:
+        """)) not in 'Yy':
+            pass
+    elif len(package_names) == 1:
+        package_name = package_names[0]
+        print(f'[GIT COMMIT] {package_name}: added missing `runHooks` for {", ".join(edited_hooks)}')
+    else:
+        # TODO: cat the file and let user choose a number
+        #       if package count below threshold (including abort option)
+        #       else ask user to commit manually
+        input(f'{path} contains many packages: {", ".join(package_names)}, press anything to continue...')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    dryrun = True
+    package_path_dict = build_packages_path_dict("../..")
+    for path in provide_paths('.'):
+        try:
+            edited_hooks = try_to_fix_file_runhooks(path, dryrun)
+            if len(edited_hooks) > 0:
+                stage_and_commit_changes(package_path_dict, path, edited_hooks, dryrun)
+        except AbortEditException:
+            pass