---
title: "Stop Pipeline"
description: "Runs 7 cleanup hooks in a detached background process after session exit"
canonical: "https://orchestkit.yonyon.ai/docs/reference/hooks/spotlights/stop-pipeline"
---

# Stop Pipeline

Runs 7 cleanup hooks in a detached background process after session exit

import { Callout } from "fumadocs-ui/components/callout";

<span className="badge badge-orange">Fire-and-forget</span> <span className="badge badge-gray">Global</span>

> Ensures session cleanup hooks run without blocking Claude Code exit, by spawning a detached background worker that processes all 7 Stop hooks in parallel.

## When It Fires

**Event:** Stop · **Trigger:** Claude Code session ends

## What It Does

When a Claude Code session ends, the Stop event fires. Rather than running 7 hooks synchronously (which would delay exit by several seconds), OrchestKit uses a **fire-and-forget** pattern: the hook entry point writes the input to a temp file, spawns a detached background worker, and immediately returns --- allowing Claude Code to exit in milliseconds.

The pipeline has two components:

### 1. Entry Point (`stop-fire-and-forget.mjs`)

- Reads the hook input from stdin
- Writes it to `.claude/hooks/pending/stop-<uuid>.json`
- Spawns `background-worker.mjs` as a **detached process** (`stdio: 'ignore'`, `child.unref()`)
- Returns `{ continue: true, suppressOutput: true }` immediately

### 2. Background Worker (`background-worker.mjs`)

- Reads the work file, then deletes it immediately
- Routes to the appropriate dispatcher (the `stop` dispatcher in this case)
- Runs all 7 hooks via `Promise.allSettled` in parallel
- Logs results to `.claude/logs/hooks/background-worker.log`
- Self-terminates after 5 minutes if stuck
- Cleans up orphaned temp files older than 10 minutes

## Hooks in the Stop Dispatcher

The unified stop dispatcher runs these hooks in parallel:

**Core session hooks:**
- `auto-save-context`, `session-patterns`, `issue-work-summary`
- `calibration-persist`, `session-profile-aggregator`, `session-end-tracking`

**Memory and instance management:**
- `workflow-preference-learner`, `task-completion-check`

**Analysis hooks:**
- `context-compressor`, `auto-remember-continuity`, `security-scan-aggregator`

**Skill validation hooks:**
- `coverage-check`, `evidence-collector`, `coverage-threshold-gate`
- `cross-instance-test-validator`, `di-pattern-enforcer`, `duplicate-code-detector`
- `eval-metrics-collector`, `migration-validator`, `review-summary-generator`
- `security-summary`, `test-pattern-validator`, `test-runner`

**Heavy analysis (runs last):**
- `full-test-suite`

<Callout type="warn">
The stop dispatcher includes **re-entry prevention**: if `input.stop_hook_active` is true, it skips all hooks to avoid infinite recursion.
</Callout>

## Configuration

This hook has no user-configurable options. The background worker timeout is hardcoded at 5 minutes.

## Related Hooks

- [unified-dispatchers](/docs/hooks/spotlights/unified-dispatchers) --- the background worker also serves other fire-and-forget events (posttool, lifecycle, notification, etc.)