delete — settings key / Claude Code source intelligence

What it is

Transcript writing can be redirected to a different storage layer, but nothing turns that on here.

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Releases whose published page names delete.

v2.1.272artifact_call frame: verbs a script can issue to the Artifact tool
AppifactRepl scripts can issue Artifact tool actions like get, set, upload, and publish over a JSON protocol

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v2.1.271Artifacts tool prompt gains a database capability (read_db/write_db)
Artifacts can now keep a shared database, readable and writable via read_db/write_db actions

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v2.1.271Optional delete/open/pin verbs for artifacts, each independently gated
Artifacts gain optional delete, open, and pin actions, each turned on separately

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v2.1.267write_db batch writes now support if_version optimistic-concurrency checks
Document-store batch writes now support if_version checks per entry, with a permission check when used

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v2.1.267write_db now supports a 'delete' db_op with if_version
The write_db tool can now delete database entries, and set/delete support an ifVersion check

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v2.1.265Pinning an artifact can auto-allow without asking under the five-class-asks experiment
Pinning someone else's artifact can now be auto-allowed instead of prompting, under an experiment

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v2.1.265Artifact permission-ask classifier reworked into five named classes with a rollout gate
Artifact permission prompts now sort into five distinct classes instead of one generic ask

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v2.1.265Artifact database write op gains str_replace, alongside set/update/delete/batch
Artifact database writes now support a str_replace operation alongside set, update, delete and batch

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v2.1.260Artifact tool renames get_handlers/call_handler to get_endpoints/call_endpoint
Artifact tool renames handler actions to endpoints and adds a copy_from action.

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v2.1.257Artifact 'list' action gains scope filter (mine/shared/all) and asset/type listing
The artifact list action takes a scope of mine, shared or all, plus new asset upload, delete and open modes.

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v2.1.257Some legacy artifact actions explicitly disabled with tailored error messages
Legacy artifact actions with no new equivalent now return a tailored explanation instead of quietly failing.

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v2.1.248Desktop-released session cleanup path
Cleanup code reads a setting for how long to keep sessions released from the desktop app.

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v2.1.248Remote database module restructured, with readable connection-state labels
The remote database module moved and gained readable labels for connection states like hitting the watch limit.

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v2.1.242Plugin modules with a $ API that can hook events and redraw the terminal UI
Plugins can install code that intercepts tool calls and repaints parts of the terminal interface.

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v2.1.239Deletion added to the artifact stub's unavailable action list
Artifact deletion joins the actions reported as unavailable during evaluation runs.

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v2.1.239Artifact tool gains a read action, with multi-file browsing and delete built but gated off
Claude can now read back a published artifact's contents; browsing, multi-file publishing and deletion are built but off.

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v2.1.223Deep-link registration and cleanup sentinels can be stored as state keys
Small marker files for deep links and cleanup timing can now be kept as storage keys.

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v2.1.222Transcript writes and head/tail reads can go through the v5 storage backend
Transcript writing can be redirected to a different storage layer, but nothing turns that on here.

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v2.1.217Footer Dismiss Keybinding
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v2.1.97
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v2.1.0Tree-Sitter Parser Memory Cleanup
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v1.0.128Optimized Credential Storage
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v0.2.103New Features
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