diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index b7ea597..6323aae 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ static CONFIG: OnceLock<RwLock<Arc<Config>>> = OnceLock::new();
 fn default_stream_timeout() -> u64 { 60 }
 fn default_scoring_interval_secs() -> u64 { 3600 } // 1 hour
 fn default_scoring_response_window() -> usize { 100 }
+fn default_surface_hooks() -> Vec<String> {
+    vec!["UserPromptSubmit".into(), "PostToolUse".into(), "Stop".into()]
+}
 fn default_node_weight() -> f64 { 0.7 }
 fn default_edge_decay() -> f64 { 0.3 }
 fn default_max_hops() -> u32 { 3 }
@@ -73,6 +76,10 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// Max conversation bytes to include in surface agent context.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub surface_conversation_bytes: Option<usize>,
+    /// Claude Code hook events that trigger agent cycles (surface-observe,
+    /// reflect, journal). Read by consciousness-claude/src/hook.rs.
+    #[serde(default = "default_surface_hooks")]
+    pub surface_hooks: Vec<String>,
 
     // Spreading activation parameters
     #[serde(default = "default_node_weight")]
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
                 "separator".into(), "split".into(),
             ],
             surface_conversation_bytes: None,
+            surface_hooks: default_surface_hooks(),
             mcp_servers: vec![],
             lsp_servers: vec![],
             default_node_weight: default_node_weight(),