diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..316c82a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+protected_branches=("master" "staging")
+current_branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+
+for branch in "${protected_branches[@]}"; do
+    if [ "$current_branch" = "$branch" ]; then
+        echo "Direct pushes to '$branch' are not allowed. Use a pull request instead."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+exit 0
diff --git a/setup-hooks.sh b/setup-hooks.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbf4509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup-hooks.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+HOOKS_DIR=".githooks"
+GIT_HOOKS_DIR=".git/hooks"
+
+mkdir -p "$GIT_HOOKS_DIR"
+
+for hook in "$HOOKS_DIR"/*; do
+    hook_name=$(basename "$hook")
+    cp "$hook" "$GIT_HOOKS_DIR/$hook_name"
+    chmod +x "$GIT_HOOKS_DIR/$hook_name"
+done
+
+echo "Git hooks installed!"
+