diff --git a/tool/dart_hooks/lib/src/dart_analyze_hook.dart b/tool/dart_hooks/lib/src/dart_analyze_hook.dart
index 4a587a2..e2449f9 100644
--- a/tool/dart_hooks/lib/src/dart_analyze_hook.dart
+++ b/tool/dart_hooks/lib/src/dart_analyze_hook.dart
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ class DartAnalyzeHook extends BaseHook {
   @override
   String get hookName => 'dart analyze';
 
+  /// The key in `dart_hooks.yaml` that enables this hook.
+  static const String configKeyName = 'DartAnalyzeHook';
+
   @override
-  String get configKey => 'DartAnalyzeHook';
+  String get configKey => configKeyName;
 
   @override
   Future<ProcessResult> executeCommand(List<String> files) {
diff --git a/tool/dart_hooks/lib/src/dart_format_hook.dart b/tool/dart_hooks/lib/src/dart_format_hook.dart
index 45e402c..68e48e5 100644
--- a/tool/dart_hooks/lib/src/dart_format_hook.dart
+++ b/tool/dart_hooks/lib/src/dart_format_hook.dart
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ class DartFormatHook extends BaseHook {
   @override
   String get hookName => 'dart format';
 
+  /// The key in `dart_hooks.yaml` that enables this hook.
+  static const String configKeyName = 'DartFormatHook';
+
   @override
-  String get configKey => 'DartFormatHook';
+  String get configKey => configKeyName;
 
   @override
   Future<ProcessResult> executeCommand(List<String> files) {
diff --git a/tool/dart_hooks/test/example_config_test.dart b/tool/dart_hooks/test/example_config_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1d8b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tool/dart_hooks/test/example_config_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'dart:io';
+import 'package:dart_hooks/src/dart_analyze_hook.dart';
+import 'package:dart_hooks/src/dart_format_hook.dart';
+import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+import 'package:yaml/yaml.dart';
+
+/// Verifies that the `dart_hooks.yaml` files committed to the repository
+/// actually enable the hooks. The committed files are the examples users copy,
+/// and a key that does not match a hook's `configKey` leaves that hook silently
+/// disabled (see https://github.com/flutter/skills/issues/150).
+///
+/// This mirrors the enablement gate in `BaseHook.run()`
+/// (`yaml.containsKey(configKey)` && `yaml[configKey] == true`) and reads the
+/// keys from the same `configKeyName` constants the hooks use, so the shipped
+/// files, the code, and this test cannot drift apart.
+void main() {
+  group('Shipped dart_hooks.yaml examples', () {
+    // `dart test` runs with the package root as the current directory. The
+    // committed example files live there and at the surrounding monorepo
+    // locations.
+    final String packageRoot = Directory.current.path;
+    final candidatePaths = <String>[
+      path.join(packageRoot, 'dart_hooks.yaml'),
+      path.join(packageRoot, '..', 'dart_hooks.yaml'),
+      path.join(packageRoot, '..', '..', 'dart_hooks.yaml'),
+      path.join(packageRoot, '..', 'dart_skills_lint', 'dart_hooks.yaml'),
+    ];
+
+    final List<String> existingPaths = candidatePaths.where((p) => File(p).existsSync()).toList();
+
+    test('at least one shipped example was found to verify', () {
+      // Guards against a wrong working directory silently passing the suite.
+      expect(
+        existingPaths,
+        isNotEmpty,
+        reason:
+            'No committed dart_hooks.yaml files were found relative to '
+            '$packageRoot. Checked: $candidatePaths',
+      );
+    });
+
+    for (final filePath in existingPaths) {
+      test('$filePath enables both hooks', () {
+        final dynamic yaml = loadYaml(File(filePath).readAsStringSync());
+        expect(yaml, isA<Map<dynamic, dynamic>>(), reason: '$filePath is not a YAML map.');
+        final yamlMap = yaml as Map<dynamic, dynamic>;
+
+        expect(
+          yamlMap[DartFormatHook.configKeyName],
+          isTrue,
+          reason:
+              '$filePath must enable the format hook with '
+              '"${DartFormatHook.configKeyName}: true".',
+        );
+        expect(
+          yamlMap[DartAnalyzeHook.configKeyName],
+          isTrue,
+          reason:
+              '$filePath must enable the analyze hook with '
+              '"${DartAnalyzeHook.configKeyName}: true".',
+        );
+      });
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/tool/dart_hooks/test/test_utils.dart b/tool/dart_hooks/test/test_utils.dart
index 70f1f6f..7924163 100644
--- a/tool/dart_hooks/test/test_utils.dart
+++ b/tool/dart_hooks/test/test_utils.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 // BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 import 'dart:io';
+import 'package:dart_hooks/src/dart_analyze_hook.dart';
+import 'package:dart_hooks/src/dart_format_hook.dart';
 import 'package:dart_hooks/src/process_runner.dart';
 
 /// A mock implementation of [ProcessRunner] that delegates to a function.
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ class MockProcessRunner implements ProcessRunner {
 }
 
 /// Returns a YAML configuration string enabling or disabling the analyze hook.
-String mockAnalyzeConfig(bool enabled) => 'DartAnalyzeHook: $enabled\n';
+String mockAnalyzeConfig(bool enabled) => '${DartAnalyzeHook.configKeyName}: $enabled\n';
 
 /// Returns a YAML configuration string enabling or disabling the format hook.
-String mockFormatConfig(bool enabled) => 'DartFormatHook: $enabled\n';
+String mockFormatConfig(bool enabled) => '${DartFormatHook.configKeyName}: $enabled\n';