session recap · 2026-05-31

sonnet-4-6

Managed Claude Code remote agent routines — listed all 3 scheduled agents and upgraded acc-docs-sync to auto-merge PRs once CI checks pass.

Listed 3 active routines: backup watchdog, acc-docs-sync, and weekly plan docs sweep
Diagnosed vague "subscribe to activity" language causing silent non-merges in acc-docs-sync
Rewrote prompt with explicit gh pr checks polling loop (60s intervals, 20-attempt max)
Added gh pr merge --squash --auto to fire automatically after all CI checks pass

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Just fixed a Claude Code remote routine that was silently not doing its job.

The `acc-docs-sync` agent was told to "subscribe to its activity and merge it automatically once CI checks pass." Sounds right. Doesn't work — the agent creates the PR, then exits. No one's watching.

The fix: replace the vague instruction with an explicit polling loop.

The agent now:
→ Polls `gh pr checks` every 60 seconds
→ Waits up to 20 minutes for CI to pass
→ Merges with `--squash --auto` when all checks are green
→ Applies any CodeRabbit fixes and re-polls if needed
→ Reports status and leaves the PR open if CI times out

This is a pattern worth remembering: remote agents don't have persistent sessions. If you want "wait for X then do Y," the prompt needs to spell out the polling loop — the agent can't subscribe to anything after it exits.

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