diff --git a/.githooks/post-checkout b/.githooks/post-checkout
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cab40f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.githooks/post-checkout
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+command -v git-lfs >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "\nThis repository is configured for Git LFS but 'git-lfs' was not found on your path. If you no longer wish to use Git LFS, remove this hook by deleting .git/hooks/post-checkout.\n"; exit 2; }
+git lfs post-checkout "$@"
diff --git a/.githooks/post-commit b/.githooks/post-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9443f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.githooks/post-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+command -v git-lfs >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "\nThis repository is configured for Git LFS but 'git-lfs' was not found on your path. If you no longer wish to use Git LFS, remove this hook by deleting .git/hooks/post-commit.\n"; exit 2; }
+git lfs post-commit "$@"
diff --git a/.githooks/post-merge b/.githooks/post-merge
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..828b708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.githooks/post-merge
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+command -v git-lfs >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "\nThis repository is configured for Git LFS but 'git-lfs' was not found on your path. If you no longer wish to use Git LFS, remove this hook by deleting .git/hooks/post-merge.\n"; exit 2; }
+git lfs post-merge "$@"
diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
index 12e74f1..a0116db 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-push
+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
+# check for WIP commits
 wips=$(git log --oneline --no-decorate | grep -i wip )
 wips_n=$(echo "$wips" | wc -l)
 LOCKFILE=/tmp/githook.allow_wip
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ if [[ ! -f $LOCKFILE && -n "$wips" ]]; then
 		* 	) echo -e "\naborting."; exit 1;;
 	esac
 fi
+
+# git-lfs stuff
+command -v git-lfs >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "\nThis repository is configured for Git LFS but 'git-lfs' was not found on your path. If you no longer wish to use Git LFS, remove this hook by deleting .git/hooks/pre-push.\n"; exit 2; }
+git lfs pre-push "$@"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4d4d9af..4f7355b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 !.config/btop/**
 !.config/kitty
 !.config/kitty/**
+!.config/zed
+!.config/zed/**
+!.githooks
+!.githooks/**
 !.config/rustfmt/**
 !.config/rustfmt/
 !.gitignore