docs: disable ai session naming (#7194)

documentation/docs/guides/environment-variables.md

@@ -222,11 +222,12 @@ These variables control how goose manages conversation sessions and context.
 | `GOOSE_MAX_TURNS` | [Maximum number of turns](/docs/guides/sessions/smart-context-management#maximum-turns) allowed without user input | Integer (e.g., 10, 50, 100) | 1000 |
 | `GOOSE_SUBAGENT_MAX_TURNS` | Sets the maximum turns allowed for a [subagent](/docs/guides/subagents) to complete before timeout. Can be overridden by [`settings.max_turns`](/docs/guides/recipes/recipe-reference#settings) in recipes or subagent tool calls. | Integer (e.g., 25) | 25 |
 | `CONTEXT_FILE_NAMES` | Specifies custom filenames for [hint/context files](/docs/guides/context-engineering/using-goosehints#custom-context-files) | JSON array of strings (e.g., `["CLAUDE.md", ".goosehints"]`) | `[".goosehints"]` |
+| `GOOSE_DISABLE_SESSION_NAMING` | Disables automatic AI-generated session naming; avoids the background model call and keeps the default "CLI Session" (goose CLI) or "New Chat" (goose Desktop) | "1", "true" (case-insensitive) to enable | false |
 | `GOOSE_PROMPT_EDITOR` | [External editor](/docs/guides/goose-cli-commands#external-editor-mode) to use for composing prompts instead of CLI input | Editor command (e.g., "vim", "code --wait") | Unset (uses CLI input) |
 | `GOOSE_CLI_THEME` | [Theme](/docs/guides/goose-cli-commands#themes) for CLI response  markdown | "light", "dark", "ansi" | "dark" |
 | `GOOSE_CLI_NEWLINE_KEY` | Customize the keyboard shortcut for [inserting newlines in CLI input](/docs/guides/goose-cli-commands#keyboard-shortcuts) | Single character (e.g., "n", "m") | "j" (Ctrl+J) |
 | `GOOSE_RANDOM_THINKING_MESSAGES` | Controls whether to show amusing random messages during processing | "true", "false" | "true" |
-| `GOOSE_CLI_SHOW_COST` | Toggles display of model cost estimates in CLI output | "true", "1" (case-insensitive) to enable | false |
+| `GOOSE_CLI_SHOW_COST` | Toggles display of model cost estimates in CLI output | "1", "true" (case-insensitive) to enable | false |
 | `GOOSE_AUTO_COMPACT_THRESHOLD` | Set the percentage threshold at which goose [automatically summarizes your session](/docs/guides/sessions/smart-context-management#automatic-compaction). | Float between 0.0 and 1.0 (disabled at 0.0) | 0.8 |
 | `GOOSE_TOOL_CALL_CUTOFF` | Number of tool calls to keep in full detail before summarizing older tool outputs to help maintain efficient context usage  | Integer (e.g., 5, 10, 20) | 10 |
 
@@ -255,6 +256,9 @@ export GOOSE_SUBAGENT_MAX_TURNS=50
 # Use multiple context files
 export CONTEXT_FILE_NAMES='["CLAUDE.md", ".goosehints", ".cursorrules", "project_rules.txt"]'
 
+# Disable automatic AI-generated session naming (useful for CI/headless runs)
+export GOOSE_DISABLE_SESSION_NAMING=true
+
 # Use vim for composing prompts
 export GOOSE_PROMPT_EDITOR=vim