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+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "rev-parse",
+      "HEAD"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "infra_step": true,
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.git rev-parse",
+    "timeout": 60.0,
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "clean",
+      "-f",
+      "-d",
+      "-x"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "infra_step": true,
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.git clean",
+    "timeout": 600.0,
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [],
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.submodule",
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "submodule",
+      "sync"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "infra_step": true,
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.submodule.git submodule sync",
+    "timeout": 600.0,
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@2@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "submodule",
+      "update",
+      "--init",
+      "--recursive",
+      "--force",
+      "--jobs",
+      "4"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "infra_step": true,
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.submodule.git submodule update",
+    "timeout": 600.0,
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@2@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "rev-parse",
+      "HEAD"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.git rev-parse (2)",
+    "timeout": 60.0,
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [],
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.apply pigweed:1234",
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@",
+      "@@@STEP_LINK@gerrit@https://pigweed-review.googlesource.com/c/1234@@@",
+      "@@@STEP_LINK@gitiles@https://pigweed.googlesource.com/pigweed/pigweed/+/2d72510e447ab60a9728aeea2362d8be2cbd7789@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "fetch",
+      "https://pigweed.googlesource.com/pigweed/pigweed",
+      "2d72510e447ab60a9728aeea2362d8be2cbd7789",
+      "--no-recurse-submodules"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "infra_step": true,
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.apply pigweed:1234.git fetch patch",
+    "timeout": 1200.0,
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@2@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "checkout",
+      "--force",
+      "-b",
+      "working",
+      "FETCH_HEAD"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "infra_step": true,
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.apply pigweed:1234.git checkout patch",
+    "timeout": 600.0,
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@2@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "rev-parse",
+      "HEAD"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.apply pigweed:1234.git rev-parse",
+    "timeout": 60.0,
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@2@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "submodule",
+      "update",
+      "--init",
+      "--recursive",
+      "--jobs",
+      "4"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.apply pigweed:1234.git submodule update",
+    "timeout": 600,
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@2@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "python3",
+      "RECIPE_MODULE[pigweed::checkout]/resources/submodule_status.py",
+      "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+      "/path/to/tmp/json",
+      "--recursive"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.submodule status",
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@",
+      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output@{}@@@",
+      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@json.output@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [],
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.status",
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@",
+      "@@@STEP_SUMMARY_TEXT@applied [Change(number=1234, remote='https://pigweed.googlesource.com/pigweed/pigweed', ref='2d72510e447ab60a9728aeea2362d8be2cbd7789', rebase=False, branch='main', gerrit_name='pigweed', submitted=True, base='HEAD_HEAD_HEAD_HEAD_HEAD_HEAD_HEAD_HEAD_', base_type='submitted_commit_hash', is_merge=False)]\nnot applied []@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [],
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.git log",
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "log",
+      "--oneline",
+      "-n",
+      "10"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.git log.[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "timeout": 600.0,
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@2@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [],
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.base",
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@",
+      "@@@SET_BUILD_PROPERTY@got_revision@\"HEAD_HEAD_HEAD_HEAD_HEAD_HEAD_HEAD_HEAD_\"@@@",
+      "@@@SET_BUILD_PROPERTY@got_revision_type@\"submitted_commit_hash\"@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "vpython3",
+      "-u",
+      "RECIPE_MODULE[recipe_engine::file]/resources/fileutil.py",
+      "--json-output",
+      "/path/to/tmp/json",
+      "ensure-directory",
+      "--mode",
+      "0777",
+      "[START_DIR]/snapshot"
+    ],
+    "infra_step": true,
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.mkdir",
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "submodule",
+      "status",
+      "--recursive"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.submodule-status",
+    "timeout": 600.0,
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "vpython3",
+      "-u",
+      "RECIPE_MODULE[recipe_engine::file]/resources/fileutil.py",
+      "--json-output",
+      "/path/to/tmp/json",
+      "copy",
+      "submodule status filler text",
+      "[START_DIR]/snapshot/submodules.log"
+    ],
+    "infra_step": true,
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.write submodule snapshot",
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@",
+      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@submodules.log@submodule status filler text@@@",
+      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@submodules.log@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "git",
+      "log",
+      "--oneline",
+      "-n",
+      "10"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.log",
+    "timeout": 600.0,
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "vpython3",
+      "-u",
+      "RECIPE_MODULE[recipe_engine::file]/resources/fileutil.py",
+      "--json-output",
+      "/path/to/tmp/json",
+      "copy",
+      "",
+      "[START_DIR]/snapshot/git.log"
+    ],
+    "infra_step": true,
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "checkout pigweed.write git log",
+    "~followup_annotations": [
+      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@",
+      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@git.log@@@"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "gn",
+      "gen",
+      "--args=gnarg",
+      "--export-compile-commands",
+      "[START_DIR]/build"
+    ],
+    "cwd": "[START_DIR]/checkout",
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "gn gen"
+  },
+  {
+    "cmd": [
+      "ninja",
+      "-C",
+      "[START_DIR]/build"
+    ],
+    "luci_context": {
+      "realm": {
+        "name": "project:ci"
+      },
+      "resultdb": {
+        "current_invocation": {
+          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
+          "update_token": "token"
+        },
+        "hostname": "rdbhost"
+      }
+    },
+    "name": "ninja"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "$result"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/build.proto b/recipes/build.proto
index 0725441..d4c91d9 100644
--- a/recipes/build.proto
+++ b/recipes/build.proto
@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@
 
   // Checkout module options.
   recipe_modules.pigweed.checkout.Options checkout_options = 3;
+
+  // If true, skips archiving results to CAS. Default false.
+  bool skip_archive = 4;
 }
diff --git a/recipes/build.py b/recipes/build.py
index bd8fec0..aea5a9e 100644
--- a/recipes/build.py
+++ b/recipes/build.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
     with env():
         api.build(checkout.root, props.build_options)
+        if props.skip_archive:
+            return
         digest = api.build.archive_to_cas()
 
     with api.step.nest('result') as pres:
@@ -48,3 +50,13 @@
         + api.properties(build_options=api.build.options(gn_args=['gnarg']))
         + api.properties(**api.checkout.git_properties())
     )
+
+    yield (
+        api.status_check.test('skip_archive')
+        + api.checkout.ci_test_data()
+        + api.properties(
+            build_options=api.build.options(gn_args=['gnarg']),
+            skip_archive=True,
+        )
+        + api.properties(**api.checkout.git_properties())
+    )