fix: resolve 'spawn node ENOENT' when SDK spawns claude CLI#138
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fix: resolve 'spawn node ENOENT' when SDK spawns claude CLI#138nitayStain wants to merge 1 commit intoKeygraphHQ:mainfrom
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Two issues prevented the Claude Agent SDK from spawning the claude process inside the Docker container: 1. The claude CLI was not installed in the container. Added 'npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code' to the Dockerfile. 2. The SDK's env option received only ANTHROPIC_API_KEY and CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS, stripping PATH and all other system environment variables. The spawned claude process (a #!/usr/bin/env node script) could not locate the node binary. Fixed by spreading process.env into sdkEnv so PATH and other required vars are inherited. Amp-Thread-ID: https://ampcode.com/threads/T-019c60b1-a01e-706b-b9d0-57c573dca354 Co-authored-by: Amp <amp@ampcode.com>
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Problem
The Claude Agent SDK fails with
spawn node ENOENTwhen attempting to run any agent inside the Docker container.Root Cause
Two issues:
Missing CLI: The
claudeCLI (@anthropic-ai/claude-code) was not installed in the Docker image. The SDK'squery()function spawns it as a subprocess.Stripped PATH: The
envoption passed to the SDK contained onlyANTHROPIC_API_KEYandCLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS. The SDK uses this as the complete environment for the spawned process, soPATHwas missing and theclaudescript (#!/usr/bin/env node) couldn't locatenode.Fix
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-codeto install the CLI.process.envintosdkEnvsoPATHand other system variables are inherited by the spawned process.