Remote Trigger: initial working directory is non-deterministic with multiple source repositories

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 13, 2026 by saitoko Closed May 24, 2026

Description

When a Remote Trigger (scheduled agent) is configured with multiple sources repositories, the initial working directory of the remote session is non-deterministic. The agent may start in any of the cloned repositories, not necessarily the first one listed.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Create a Remote Trigger with multiple source repositories:

``json
"sources": [
{"git_repository": {"url": "https://github.com/user/repo-a"}},
{"git_repository": {"url": "https://github.com/user/repo-b"}}
]
``

  1. Set a prompt that reads a file from repo-a (e.g., .claude/schedules/daily.md)
  2. Run the trigger multiple times

Expected Behavior

The initial working directory should be deterministic — either:

  • Always the first repository listed in sources, or
  • Documented behavior specifying which repository is used

Actual Behavior

The agent sometimes starts in repo-a and sometimes in repo-b. This causes the prompt to fail with "file not found" errors when it happens to start in the wrong repository.

In our case:

  • A trigger with sources: [000-partner, zenn-content] worked correctly for several days, then suddenly failed because the agent started in zenn-content instead of 000-partner
  • A separate trigger with only one source repository has never had this issue

Workaround

Added an initialization step in the prompt to detect the current directory and navigate to the correct repository before proceeding:

1. Check current directory with `ls`
2. If target file not found, use `find` to locate the correct repository
3. `cd` to the correct repository root before executing tasks

Environment

  • Platform: Remote Trigger (claude.ai/code/scheduled)
  • Model: claude-sonnet-4-6

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