diff --git a/.claude/hooks/stop-verify.sh b/.claude/hooks/stop-verify.sh
index 0133f75e..91d98b2e 100755
--- a/.claude/hooks/stop-verify.sh
+++ b/.claude/hooks/stop-verify.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 cd "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR"
 
+# Skip verification if no files were changed (committed, staged, unstaged, or untracked)
+if ! git rev-parse --verify origin/main >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  # Can't compare — run verification to be safe
+  :
+elif git diff --quiet HEAD origin/main \
+     && git diff --quiet \
+     && git diff --quiet --cached \
+     && [ -z "$(git ls-files --others --exclude-standard)" ]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 ERRORS=""
 
 if ! deno task check 2>&1; then