Unclear It is not stated how a file gets withdrawn from a conversation.
What
Withdrawing a file removes it from what the model can still see in the conversation. This used to cover images, files and PDF reads. It now also covers:
- Documents included in the conversation.
- Tool results, which are the output Claude Code got back after running a tool.
- File IDs that appear in the arguments of a tool call or in files on disk, which are now tracked.
The record of a withdrawal now counts how many tool results and documents were removed and notes which paths were not shown.
Why
Less of a withdrawn file is left behind in the conversation's context, which matters if the file was withdrawn for privacy.
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It is not stated how a file gets withdrawn from a conversation.