{"version":"2.1.292","anchor":"file-read-request-accepts-an-anchor","canonical_anchor":"file-read-request-accepts-an-anchor","heading":"File-read requests can carry an anchor","tier":"internal","area":"Sessions","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.292\/e\/file-read-request-accepts-an-anchor","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.292","markdown":"### File-read requests can carry an anchor\n\nRequests to read a file now pass an extra anchor value along with the path, size limit and encoding\n\n**Unclear.** What the anchor value changes about a file read is not known.\n\n**What**\n\nWhen Claude Code is asked to read a file on behalf of a request, it now passes an extra value called an anchor to the reader, in addition to the file path, the maximum number of bytes and the text encoding.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis points to an extension that lets a file be read relative to some reference point.\n\n- Area: Sessions\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}