diff --git a/.roo/hooks/example.yaml b/.roo/hooks/example.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad6bb9a17b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.roo/hooks/example.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: "1"
+hooks:
+    PreToolUse:
+        - id: edit-verification
+          matcher: "edit"
+          enabled: true
+          command: 'echo "Edit verification triggered for $ROO_TOOL_NAME"'
+          timeout: 5
diff --git a/src/services/hooks/HookMatcher.ts b/src/services/hooks/HookMatcher.ts
index bf10b4f54d..d881130b47 100644
--- a/src/services/hooks/HookMatcher.ts
+++ b/src/services/hooks/HookMatcher.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,40 @@
  * Hook Matcher
  *
  * Provides pattern matching for hooks against tool names.
- * Supports exact match, regex patterns, glob patterns, and match-all.
+ * Supports exact match, regex patterns, glob patterns, group names, and match-all.
  */
 
 import { ResolvedHook } from "./types"
+import { getToolsForGroup } from "../../shared/tools"
+
+/**
+ * Expand group patterns in a matcher pattern.
+ * Only expands groups if the pattern is a simple group name or alternation of group names.
+ * For complex regex patterns, groups are not expanded to avoid breaking existing behavior.
+ */
+function expandGroupPatterns(pattern: string): string {
+	// Don't expand groups in patterns that contain | (to preserve existing regex alternation behavior)
+	if (pattern.includes("|")) {
+		return pattern
+	}
+
+	// Don't expand groups in complex patterns that contain regex metacharacters
+	const regexMetaChars = /[*^$+.()[\]{}\\]/
+	if (regexMetaChars.test(pattern)) {
+		return pattern // Keep complex patterns as-is
+	}
+
+	// Single group name
+	const tools = getToolsForGroup(pattern)
+	if (tools) {
+		// It's a known group, expand to all tools in the group
+		return tools.join("|")
+	} else {
+		// Not a group, keep as-is, but warn if it looks like it was intended as a group
+		console.warn(`Unknown tool group "${pattern}". Treating as literal tool name.`)
+		return pattern
+	}
+}
 
 /**
  * Result of compiling a matcher pattern.
@@ -46,17 +76,20 @@ export function compileMatcher(pattern: string | undefined): CompiledMatcher {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Check if pattern looks like a regex (contains regex metacharacters except * and ?)
-	const regexMetaChars = /[|^$+.()[\]{}\\]/
-	const isRegexPattern = regexMetaChars.test(pattern)
+	// Expand group patterns before processing
+	const expandedPattern = expandGroupPatterns(pattern)
 
-	// Check if pattern looks like a glob (contains * or ?)
-	const isGlobPattern = /[*?]/.test(pattern) && !isRegexPattern
+	// Check if expanded pattern looks like a regex (contains regex metacharacters except * and ?)
+	const regexMetaChars = /[|^$+.()[\]{}\\]/
+	const isRegexPattern = regexMetaChars.test(expandedPattern)
+
+	// Check if expanded pattern looks like a glob (contains * or ?)
+	const isGlobPattern = /[*?]/.test(expandedPattern) && !isRegexPattern
 
 	if (isRegexPattern) {
 		// Treat as regex pattern
 		try {
-			const regex = new RegExp(`^(?:${pattern})$`, "i")
+			const regex = new RegExp(`^(?:${expandedPattern})$`, "i")
 			return {
 				pattern,
 				type: "regex",
@@ -69,7 +102,7 @@ export function compileMatcher(pattern: string | undefined): CompiledMatcher {
 			return {
 				pattern,
 				type: "exact",
-				matches: (toolName: string) => toolName.toLowerCase() === pattern.toLowerCase(),
+				matches: (toolName: string) => toolName.toLowerCase() === expandedPattern.toLowerCase(),
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -77,7 +110,7 @@ export function compileMatcher(pattern: string | undefined): CompiledMatcher {
 	if (isGlobPattern) {
 		// Convert glob to regex
 		// * matches any characters, ? matches single character
-		const regexPattern = pattern
+		const regexPattern = expandedPattern
 			.replace(/[.+^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&") // Escape regex special chars except * and ?
 			.replace(/\*/g, ".*") // * -> .*
 			.replace(/\?/g, ".") // ? -> .
@@ -96,7 +129,7 @@ export function compileMatcher(pattern: string | undefined): CompiledMatcher {
 			return {
 				pattern,
 				type: "exact",
-				matches: (toolName: string) => toolName.toLowerCase() === pattern.toLowerCase(),
+				matches: (toolName: string) => toolName.toLowerCase() === expandedPattern.toLowerCase(),
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -105,7 +138,7 @@ export function compileMatcher(pattern: string | undefined): CompiledMatcher {
 	return {
 		pattern,
 		type: "exact",
-		matches: (toolName: string) => toolName.toLowerCase() === pattern.toLowerCase(),
+		matches: (toolName: string) => toolName.toLowerCase() === expandedPattern.toLowerCase(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/services/hooks/__tests__/HookMatcher.spec.ts b/src/services/hooks/__tests__/HookMatcher.spec.ts
index caca0a9a24..e20c8f5b09 100644
--- a/src/services/hooks/__tests__/HookMatcher.spec.ts
+++ b/src/services/hooks/__tests__/HookMatcher.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * - Cache behavior
  */
 
+import { vi } from "vitest"
 import { compileMatcher, getMatcher, clearMatcherCache, filterMatchingHooks, hookMatchesTool } from "../HookMatcher"
 import type { ResolvedHook } from "../types"
 
@@ -77,9 +78,9 @@ describe("HookMatcher", () => {
 			})
 
 			it("should be case-insensitive", () => {
-				const matcher = compileMatcher("edit|write")
-				expect(matcher.matches("Edit")).toBe(true)
-				expect(matcher.matches("WRITE")).toBe(true)
+				const matcher = compileMatcher("foo|bar")
+				expect(matcher.matches("FOO")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("BAR")).toBe(true)
 			})
 
 			it("should fall back to exact match on invalid regex", () => {
@@ -124,6 +125,105 @@ describe("HookMatcher", () => {
 				expect(matcher.matches("MCP__TOOL")).toBe(true)
 			})
 		})
+
+		describe("group expansion", () => {
+			it('should expand "edit" group to all edit tools', () => {
+				const matcher = compileMatcher("edit")
+				expect(matcher.type).toBe("regex")
+				expect(matcher.matches("apply_diff")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("write_to_file")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("generate_image")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("search_and_replace")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("search_replace")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("edit_file")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("apply_patch")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("read_file")).toBe(false)
+			})
+
+			it('should expand "read" group to all read tools', () => {
+				const matcher = compileMatcher("read")
+				expect(matcher.matches("read_file")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("fetch_instructions")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("search_files")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("list_files")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("codebase_search")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("write_to_file")).toBe(false)
+			})
+
+			it('should expand "browser" group', () => {
+				const matcher = compileMatcher("browser")
+				expect(matcher.matches("browser_action")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("read_file")).toBe(false)
+			})
+
+			it('should expand "command" group', () => {
+				const matcher = compileMatcher("command")
+				expect(matcher.matches("execute_command")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("read_file")).toBe(false)
+			})
+
+			it('should expand "mcp" group', () => {
+				const matcher = compileMatcher("mcp")
+				expect(matcher.matches("use_mcp_tool")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("access_mcp_resource")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("read_file")).toBe(false)
+			})
+
+			it('should expand "modes" group', () => {
+				const matcher = compileMatcher("modes")
+				expect(matcher.matches("switch_mode")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("new_task")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("read_file")).toBe(false)
+			})
+
+			it("should be case insensitive for groups", () => {
+				const matcher = compileMatcher("EDIT")
+				expect(matcher.matches("apply_diff")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("write_to_file")).toBe(true)
+			})
+
+			it("should still work with individual tool names", () => {
+				const matcher = compileMatcher("read_file")
+				expect(matcher.matches("read_file")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("write_to_file")).toBe(false)
+			})
+
+			it("should expand single group name", () => {
+				const matcher = compileMatcher("edit")
+				expect(matcher.matches("apply_diff")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("write_to_file")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("read_file")).toBe(false)
+			})
+
+			it("should treat unknown groups as literal tool names", () => {
+				// Mock console.warn to capture warnings
+				const consoleWarnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {})
+
+				const matcher = compileMatcher("unknown_group")
+				expect(matcher.matches("unknown_group")).toBe(true)
+				expect(matcher.matches("read_file")).toBe(false)
+
+				// Should have warned about unknown group
+				expect(consoleWarnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+					expect.stringContaining('Unknown tool group "unknown_group"'),
+				)
+
+				consoleWarnSpy.mockRestore()
+			})
+
+			it("should not warn for glob patterns that look like groups", () => {
+				const consoleWarnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(() => {})
+
+				const matcher = compileMatcher("edit*")
+				expect(matcher.type).toBe("glob")
+				expect(matcher.matches("edit_file")).toBe(true)
+
+				// Should not warn because it contains *
+				expect(consoleWarnSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+				consoleWarnSpy.mockRestore()
+			})
+		})
 	})
 
 	describe("getMatcher (caching)", () => {
diff --git a/src/shared/__tests__/tools.spec.ts b/src/shared/__tests__/tools.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..512317799b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/__tests__/tools.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { getToolsForGroup, TOOL_GROUPS } from "../tools"
+
+describe("getToolsForGroup", () => {
+	test("should return tools for 'read' group", () => {
+		const result = getToolsForGroup("read")
+		expect(result).toEqual(["read_file", "fetch_instructions", "search_files", "list_files", "codebase_search"])
+	})
+
+	test("should return tools for 'edit' group (tools and customTools combined)", () => {
+		const result = getToolsForGroup("edit")
+		expect(result).toEqual([
+			"apply_diff",
+			"write_to_file",
+			"generate_image",
+			"search_and_replace",
+			"search_replace",
+			"edit_file",
+			"apply_patch",
+		])
+	})
+
+	test("should return tools for 'browser' group", () => {
+		const result = getToolsForGroup("browser")
+		expect(result).toEqual(["browser_action"])
+	})
+
+	test("should return tools for 'command' group", () => {
+		const result = getToolsForGroup("command")
+		expect(result).toEqual(["execute_command"])
+	})
+
+	test("should return tools for 'mcp' group", () => {
+		const result = getToolsForGroup("mcp")
+		expect(result).toEqual(["use_mcp_tool", "access_mcp_resource"])
+	})
+
+	test("should return tools for 'modes' group", () => {
+		const result = getToolsForGroup("modes")
+		expect(result).toEqual(["switch_mode", "new_task"])
+	})
+
+	test("should be case insensitive", () => {
+		const result = getToolsForGroup("EDIT")
+		expect(result).toEqual([
+			"apply_diff",
+			"write_to_file",
+			"generate_image",
+			"search_and_replace",
+			"search_replace",
+			"edit_file",
+			"apply_patch",
+		])
+	})
+
+	test("should return undefined for unknown groups", () => {
+		const result = getToolsForGroup("unknown")
+		expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	test("should return undefined for empty string", () => {
+		const result = getToolsForGroup("")
+		expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+})
diff --git a/src/shared/tools.ts b/src/shared/tools.ts
index f893a3d332..a586a5fb59 100644
--- a/src/shared/tools.ts
+++ b/src/shared/tools.ts
@@ -293,6 +293,19 @@ export const TOOL_GROUPS: Record<ToolGroup, ToolGroupConfig> = {
 	},
 }
 
+/**
+ * Gets all tools for a given group name (case-insensitive).
+ * Returns all tools in both `tools` and `customTools` arrays combined.
+ * Returns undefined if the group doesn't exist.
+ */
+export function getToolsForGroup(groupName: string): string[] | undefined {
+	const group = TOOL_GROUPS[groupName.toLowerCase() as ToolGroup]
+	if (!group) {
+		return undefined
+	}
+	return [...(group.tools || []), ...(group.customTools || [])]
+}
+
 // Tools that are always available to all modes.
 export const ALWAYS_AVAILABLE_TOOLS: ToolName[] = [
 	"ask_followup_question",