Read a retained record: shell history, past sessions
read.record.history: which products grant it, what stands in the way, what narrows it, and who wants it.
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Read a retained record: shell history, past sessions
read.record.history — read × record at host reach (the machine, container or account it runs as). Family: filesystem. Effect: cannot be undone.
Granted by 4 of 9
| Profile | Control on the path | Evidence | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code — web container↗ | ● none | observed | shell (Bash) |
| Claude Code — local · confirm off↗ | ● none | documented | shell (Bash) |
| Claude Code — local · confirm on↗ | ● none | documented | shell (Bash) |
| Claude Desktop — local tools↗ | ● none | documented | local files and commands (when enabled) |
What narrows it
The setting: history off, or a fresh environment per task, so the grant is a tree over the present rather than a union over every prior turn
What it costs: the agent forgets between tasks
Tier after: boundary
In the mandates
- not wanted by A coding assistant on my machine↗
- not wanted by A coding assistant in a container on the web↗
- not wanted by The desktop app, with local tools switched on↗
- not wanted by Chat in the browser, nothing connected↗
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