diff --git a/app/api/v2/managers/operation_api_manager.py b/app/api/v2/managers/operation_api_manager.py
index e08ee9a8d..f30c4b85e 100644
--- a/app/api/v2/managers/operation_api_manager.py
+++ b/app/api/v2/managers/operation_api_manager.py
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ async def create_potential_link(self, operation_id: str, data: dict, access: Bas
             raise JsonHttpBadRequest(f'Agent {agent.paw} missing specified executor')
         executor = self.build_executor(data=data.pop('executor', {}), agent=agent)
         ability = self.build_ability(data=data.pop('ability', {}), executor=executor)
-        for hook, fcall in executor.HOOKS.items():
+        """This dictionary provides plugins a way to hook into abilities at runtime"""
+        for _hook, fcall in executor.HOOKS.items():
             await fcall(ability, executor)
         encoded_command = self._encode_string(agent.replace(self._encode_string(data['executor']['command']),
-                                        file_svc=self.services['file_svc']))
+                                              file_svc=self.services['file_svc']))
         link = Link.load(dict(command=encoded_command, plaintext_command=encoded_command, paw=agent.paw, ability=ability, executor=executor,
                               status=operation.link_status(), score=data.get('score', 0), jitter=data.get('jitter', 0),
                               cleanup=data.get('cleanup', 0), pin=data.get('pin', 0),
diff --git a/app/service/planning_svc.py b/app/service/planning_svc.py
index 5a71cfc07..755ff2da5 100644
--- a/app/service/planning_svc.py
+++ b/app/service/planning_svc.py
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ async def _generate_new_links(self, operation, agent, abilities, link_status):
             executor = await agent.get_preferred_executor(ability)
             if not executor:
                 continue
-
-            for hook, fcall in executor.HOOKS.items():
+            """This dictionary provides plugins a way to hook into abilities at runtime"""
+            for _hook, fcall in executor.HOOKS.items():
                 await fcall(ability, executor)
             if executor.command:
                 link = Link.load(dict(command=self.encode_string(executor.test), paw=agent.paw, score=0,