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Monday, June 22, 2026

The Hidden Reality of Claude Code Thinking Logs

An analysis of Claude Code's local session logs reveals that raw agent reasoning is encrypted and inaccessible to developers.

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    Claude Code Extended Thinking Logs Are Encrypted Signatures, Not Raw Agent Reasoning

    Analysis of local Claude Code session logs reveals that 'extended thinking' blocks are stored as encrypted 600-character signatures. The local system receives only a lossy summary of the model's thinking process, while the actual reasoning trace remains locked by Anthropic.

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