diff --git a/.jshintignore b/.jshintignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c3629e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eabec8cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "node": true,
+  "curly": true,
+  "eqeqeq": true,
+  "freeze": true,
+  "immed": true,
+  "indent": 2,
+  "latedef": false,
+  "newcap": true,
+  "noarg": true,
+  "noempty": true,
+  "nonbsp": true,
+  "nonew": true,
+  "plusplus": false,
+  "quotmark": "single",
+  "undef": true,
+  "unused": false,
+  "maxparams": 4,
+  "maxdepth": 4,
+  "maxlen": 140
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ef30cc1..46c326df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "ciao": "^0.3.4",
+    "jshint": "^2.5.6",
+    "precommit-hook": "^1.0.7",
     "tape": "^2.13.4",
     "tap-spec": "^0.2.0",
     "nsp": "^0.3.0"