Anthropic updated Claude Code (v2.1.20) to collapse file-access output by default, hiding file names and search patterns behind a keyboard shortcut. Developers pushed back strongly, citing needs for security auditing, catching wrong-context mistakes early, and avoiding wasted tokens. Claude Code's creator Boris Cherny defended the change as UI simplification and repurposed verbose mode to show file paths, but this trade-off dissatisfied users who wanted full details. The condensed view remains the default, raising broader concerns about AI tool opacity and the risk of unnoticed mistakes.
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