diff --git a/docs/HPC.md b/docs/HPC.md
index f33d512..ff18a5f 100644
--- a/docs/HPC.md
+++ b/docs/HPC.md
@@ -74,25 +74,6 @@ After installation, run these commands to ensure your environment is set up corr
    python -c "import torch, jax; print(f'GPU: {torch.cuda.is_available()}'); print(f'JAX: {jax.devices()}')"
    ```
 
-## PR Verification (Quick Start)
-
-If you are a reviewer verifying a PR, run this single block:
-
-```bash
-git checkout <pr-branch>
-module swap cluster/donphan
-qsub -I -l nodes=1:gpus=1
-
-# Inside the interactive session:
-cd "$PBS_O_WORKDIR"
-bash scripts/hpc/install.sh
-python -c "import torch, jax; print(torch.cuda.is_available()); print(jax.devices())"
-exit
-
-# Verify batch submission
-qsub scripts/hpc/train.pbs
-```
-
 ## Managing Dependencies
 
 `env/hpc/requirements.txt` is auto-generated from `pyproject.toml`. To regenerate:
diff --git a/scripts/hpc/install.sh b/scripts/hpc/install.sh
index 8a625a9..d1b69db 100644
--- a/scripts/hpc/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/hpc/install.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ if [ -n "$PBS_O_WORKDIR" ]; then
     cd "$PBS_O_WORKDIR"
 fi
 
+mkdir "${PBS_O_WORKDIR}/runs"
+
 # Mirror configs to $VSC_DATA to avoid home quota limits (3GB)
 # vsc-venv manages environments relative to the requirements file
 PROJ_NAME=$(basename "$PWD")
diff --git a/scripts/hpc/train.pbs b/scripts/hpc/train.pbs
index a5d7a9d..3d53193 100644
--- a/scripts/hpc/train.pbs
+++ b/scripts/hpc/train.pbs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #PBS -N brittlestar-ppo
 #PBS -l nodes=1:ppn=8
 #PBS -l walltime=24:00:00
+#PBS -o runs/brittlestar-ppo.o$PBS_JOBID
+#PBS -e runs/brittlestar-ppo.e$PBS_JOBID
 
 set -euo pipefail