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Agent SDK reference - Python

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 | `cwd`                         | `str \| Path \| None`                                                                 | `None`                             | Current working directory                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 | `cli_path`                    | `str \| Path \| None`                                                                 | `None`                             | Custom path to the Claude Code CLI executable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | `settings`                    | `str \| None`                                                                         | `None`                             | Path to settings file                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
-| `add_dirs`                    | `list[str \| Path]`                                                                   | `[]`                               | Additional directories Claude can access                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+| `add_dirs`                    | `list[str \| Path]`                                                                   | `[]`                               | Additional directories Claude can access. The SDK passes each entry to Claude Code as `--add-dir`, so with the `project` setting source Claude Code also [loads the directory's skills, commands, and subagents](/docs/en/permissions#additional-directories-grant-file-access-not-configuration)                                                                                                                                               |
 | `env`                         | `dict[str, str]`                                                                      | `{}`                               | Environment variables merged on top of the inherited process environment. See [Environment variables](/docs/en/env-vars) for variables the underlying CLI reads, and [Handle slow or stalled API responses](#handle-slow-or-stalled-api-responses) for timeout-related variables                                                                                                                                                                |
 | `extra_args`                  | `dict[str, str \| None]`                                                              | `{}`                               | Additional CLI arguments to pass directly to the CLI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | `max_buffer_size`             | `int \| None`                                                                         | `None`                             | Maximum bytes when buffering CLI stdout                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |