tengu_stone_shell
A Claude Code feature flag, read out of the shipped bundle. It has been in the build since v2.1.212, including the newest one read.
What it is
Rewritten memory rules would make Claude save corrections and environment quirks immediately, before replying.
Not Anthropic's. This is the line from the earliest changelog entry here that named it, v2.1.219.
Presence across releases
| Releases | Reading | Declared type | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1.245 – 2.1.250 5 releases | never mined | — | — |
| 2.1.212 – 2.1.243 31 releases | in the build | — | bool:false |
A row reading never mined is a release with no archived bundle behind it. Nothing was read out of it, so nothing here says whether the name was in it. A declared type or a default is only ever what that release's own bundle stated.
Gate readings
| Release | Resolved | This account | Anonymous | Compiled default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v2.1.238 | Off in both readings | off | off | on |
| v2.1.232 read on another version | Off in both readings | off | off | on |
| v2.1.224 read on another version | Off in both readings | off | off | on |
| v2.1.219 read on another version | Off in both readings | off | off | on |
| v2.1.212 read on another version | Off in both readings | off | off | on |
Two arms, because they disagree: this account is the one account this site reads and anonymous is a baseline with no identity attached. A reading says nothing about your account, and off cannot rule out a rollout both readings sit outside of. What these readings can and cannot show.
Changelog entries naming it
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v2.1.238The memory-tools gate was renamed, so everyone is back on file-based memory
The memory-tools switch was renamed, resetting any rollout, so everyone is back on file-based memory.
gate cited by this entry
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v2.1.232Two feature decisions moved onto the shared process config object
The memory prompt variant and the skill-suggestion rollout are now fields on the process config.
gate cited by this entry
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v2.1.224An auto-generated index of your memory files
Claude can auto-generate an index of your memory files and feed it in as a source.
gate cited by this entry
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v2.1.219Rewritten memory system prompt
Rewritten memory rules would make Claude save corrections and environment quirks immediately, before replying.
gate cited by this entry
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v2.1.219Memory subagent's delete permission narrowed
The memory cleanup agent could only delete plain memory files, never anything with flags or outside the folder.
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v2.1.219Memory truncation warning now covers ordinary memory files
Oversize memory warnings would finally say something sensible about ordinary files, not just index entries.
gate cited by this entry
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v2.1.219Compact recall/remember summaries in the transcript
Memory recall notes could show as a compact grouped line in normal sessions, but that view is off.
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v2.1.219Pinned memories are injected into the session
Adding
pinned: trueto a memory file's frontmatter would apply it to every session automatically.gate cited by this entry
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v2.1.212Persistent File-Based Memory (tengu_stone_shell) [Gradual Rollout]
gate cited by this entry
Documentation pages
None of Anthropic's documentation pages this site has a copy of carries this name.
Names beside it
Every feature flag in the inventory starting tengu, up to twelve of them.
tengu_1p_event_batch_configNo description from anybody. never mined
tengu_account_plugins_sync_enabledPlugins you enabled on claude.ai can be pulled to your machine, but only your account server can enable it. never mined
tengu_account_skills_sync_enabledSyncing skills from your claude.ai account stays off, but its checks were reshaped for other synced resources too. 2.1.234
tengu_adopt_claimA stale session claim now keeps its entries, marked stale, instead of throwing them away. never mined
tengu_adopt_linkAdopting an agent's transcript now hard-links the file, copying only when linking is impossible. never mined
tengu_adopt_relinkOn startup, subagent transcripts stored as symlinks are converted to hard links or copies. never mined
tengu_advisor_unknown_contentAdvisor output you couldn't see now shows an error or a clear "declined to advise" message. never mined
tengu_agent_hooks_origin_untrustedAgents in untrusted folders can no longer define inline MCP servers; trust the project to allow it. never mined
tengu_agent_list_attachNo description from anybody. 2.1.138
tengu_agent_proxy_download_queueDownload backlog on the agent proxy is now reported as a telemetry event. never mined
tengu_agent_tool_selectedSDK result messages now include a summary of the subagents your session started. never mined
tengu_agent_worktree_cwd_escape_blockedAgent commands now have a concrete worktree boundary, so escapes get blocked with a clearer log line. never mined
Read out of the published npm bundle release by release, and out of Anthropic's own documentation as this site captured it. Nothing on this page is a description anybody here wrote about what the feature flag does. All feature flags.