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name: index-at-creation description: Index at Creation Time user-invocable: false

Index at Creation Time

Index artifacts when they're created, not at batch boundaries.

Pattern

If downstream logic depends on artifacts being queryable, index immediately at write time.

DO

• Index handoffs in PostToolUse Write hook (immediately after creation)
• Use --file flag for fast single-file indexing
• Trigger indexing from the same event that creates the artifact

DON'T

• Wait for SessionEnd to batch-index
• Rely on cron/scheduled jobs for time-sensitive data
• Assume data will be available "soon enough"

Source Sessions

• a541f08a: "Index at artifact creation time, not at SessionEnd"
• 1c21e6c8: "If downstream logic depends on artifacts, index at the moment they're created"