Remove mkdir from config

backend/runner/config.py

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # Data root from environment variable (set by Hugging Face Space)
-# For now, use project-relative path since data is in the repo
-DATA_ROOT = Path(os.getenv("DATA_ROOT", "data")).resolve()
+DATA_ROOT = Path(os.getenv("DATA_ROOT", "/app/data")).resolve()
 
 # Core data directories
 EMBEDDINGS_DIR = DATA_ROOT / "embeddings"
@@ -31,7 +30,3 @@ WORKS_JSON = JSON_INFO_DIR / "works.json"
 TOPICS_JSON = JSON_INFO_DIR / "topics.json"
 CREATORS_JSON = JSON_INFO_DIR / "creators.json"
 TOPIC_NAMES_JSON = JSON_INFO_DIR / "topic_names.json"
-
-# Ensure directories exist
-for directory in [EMBEDDINGS_DIR, JSON_INFO_DIR, MODELS_DIR, OUTPUTS_DIR, ARTIFACTS_DIR, MARKER_DIR]:
-    directory.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)