diff --git a/cmd/entire/cli/strategy/hooks.go b/cmd/entire/cli/strategy/hooks.go
index 4f9fc2d38..c05dc55db 100644
--- a/cmd/entire/cli/strategy/hooks.go
+++ b/cmd/entire/cli/strategy/hooks.go
@@ -344,25 +344,25 @@ fi
 
 // hookCmdPrefix returns the command prefix for hook scripts and warning messages.
 // Returns "go run ./cmd/entire/main.go" when local_dev is enabled.
-// When absolutePath is true, resolves the full binary path via os.Executable()
-// and returns an error if resolution fails. This is needed for GUI git clients
-// (Xcode, Tower, etc.) that don't source shell profiles.
-func hookCmdPrefix(localDev, absolutePath bool) (string, error) {
+// By default, resolves the full binary path via os.Executable() so that hooks
+// work in GUI git clients (Xcode, Tower, etc.) that don't source shell profiles.
+// Falls back to bare "entire" only if binary path resolution fails.
+func hookCmdPrefix(localDev, _ bool) (string, error) {
 	if localDev {
 		return "go run ./cmd/entire/main.go", nil
 	}
-	if absolutePath {
-		exe, err := os.Executable()
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("--absolute-git-hook-path: failed to resolve binary path: %w", err)
-		}
-		resolved, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(exe)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("--absolute-git-hook-path: failed to resolve symlinks for %s: %w", exe, err)
-		}
-		return shellQuote(resolved), nil
+	// Always resolve the absolute path so hooks work in environments
+	// that don't source shell profiles (GUI git clients, IDEs, cron).
+	exe, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		// Fall back to bare command name if resolution fails
+		return "entire", nil //nolint:nilerr // Graceful fallback to PATH-based lookup
+	}
+	resolved, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(exe)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "entire", nil //nolint:nilerr // Graceful fallback to PATH-based lookup
 	}
-	return "entire", nil
+	return shellQuote(resolved), nil
 }
 
 // shellQuote wraps a string in single quotes for safe use in #!/bin/sh scripts.
diff --git a/cmd/entire/cli/strategy/hooks_test.go b/cmd/entire/cli/strategy/hooks_test.go
index 4fa7c0e0c..2d9dbfc23 100644
--- a/cmd/entire/cli/strategy/hooks_test.go
+++ b/cmd/entire/cli/strategy/hooks_test.go
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ func TestInstallGitHook_LocalDevCommandPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Reinstall with localDev=false — hooks should update to use "entire" prefix
+	// Reinstall with localDev=false - hooks should update to use absolute path
 	count, err = InstallGitHook(context.Background(), true, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("InstallGitHook(localDev=false) error = %v", err)
@@ -617,22 +617,23 @@ func TestInstallGitHook_LocalDevCommandPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 		if strings.Contains(content, "go run") {
 			t.Errorf("hook %s should not use 'go run' prefix when localDev=false, got:\n%s", hook, content)
 		}
-		if !strings.Contains(content, "\nentire ") {
-			t.Errorf("hook %s should use bare 'entire' prefix when localDev=false", hook)
+		// Should contain an absolute path (resolved via os.Executable), not bare "entire"
+		if !strings.Contains(content, "/") {
+			t.Errorf("hook %s should use absolute path when localDev=false, got:\n%s", hook, content)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func TestInstallGitHook_AbsoluteGitHookPath(t *testing.T) {
+func TestInstallGitHook_AbsolutePathByDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	_, hooksDir := initHooksTestRepo(t)
 
-	// Install with absolutePath=true
-	count, err := InstallGitHook(context.Background(), true, false, true)
+	// Install with default settings (localDev=false) - should use absolute path
+	count, err := InstallGitHook(context.Background(), true, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("InstallGitHook(absolutePath=true) error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("InstallGitHook() error = %v", err)
 	}
 	if count == 0 {
-		t.Fatal("InstallGitHook(absolutePath=true) should install hooks")
+		t.Fatal("InstallGitHook() should install hooks")
 	}
 
 	// Get the expected absolute path (shell-quoted)
@@ -656,7 +657,7 @@ func TestInstallGitHook_AbsoluteGitHookPath(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("hook %s should contain shell-quoted absolute path %q, got:\n%s", hook, quoted, content)
 		}
 		if strings.Contains(content, "\nentire ") {
-			t.Errorf("hook %s should not use bare 'entire' prefix when absolutePath=true", hook)
+			t.Errorf("hook %s should not use bare 'entire' prefix", hook)
 		}
 	}
 }