feat: Add PAI_SKIP_WORK_CREATION env var for headless sessions#718
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Allow automated sessions (cron jobs, CI pipelines, background workers) to opt out of WORK directory creation by setting PAI_SKIP_WORK_CREATION=1. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Adds a
PAI_SKIP_WORK_CREATION=1environment variable check toAutoWorkCreation.hook.tsthat lets automated sessions skip WORK directory creation entirely.Motivation: When running PAI sessions from cron jobs, CI pipelines, or background workers, each invocation creates a
MEMORY/WORK/directory with META.yaml and PRD stubs that never get used — the session's own logging (cron logs, CI artifacts) is the record-of-truth. Over time this creates significant directory clutter.Usage: Set
PAI_SKIP_WORK_CREATION=1in the environment before launchingclaude -p. The hook exits cleanly before creating any WORK artifacts.Test plan
PAI_SKIP_WORK_CREATION=1— confirm no WORK directory created🤖 Generated with Claude Code