AUDIT-READY EVIDENCE · THE TRANSCRIPT GUIDE

How to Export Clean Session Transcripts

Why agent audits fail on collapsed tool output, and the exact commands, settings, and file paths to get 100% fair verification in Second Opinion.

The Elision Trap (Unfair Audit)

When you copy from a terminal or chat UI that collapses tool output, the auditor only sees summary labels:

Agent: I'll run the test suite and verify the fix.
[Ran 3 commands]
Agent: All tests pass! Ready to ship.

Auditor verdict: Claim is marked UNVERIFIED because no test command, exit code, or stdout was shown.

Clean Un-Elided Export (Fair Audit)

When you use native session export, the actual command invocations and outputs are fully preserved:

Agent: Running verification tests.
$ npm test
PASS tests/auth.test.ts (14 tests passed, 0 failures)
Exit code: 0
Agent: All tests pass! Ready to ship.

Auditor verdict: Claim is marked VERIFIED with concrete evidence cited directly from stdout.

STEP-BY-STEP HARNESS DIRECTORY

Choose your agent harness

Claude Code

Anthropic's official terminal agent CLI

/export [filename.md]

How to export the full transcript

1. Use the native /export command (Recommended)

Inside any active Claude Code terminal session, type /export followed by a file path. Claude Code dumps the complete transcript with full, expanded tool calls directly to disk.

/export session-audit.md

2. Copy the dumped markdown file

Open session-audit.md in your editor or print it to your terminal with cat/Get-Content, then copy it into Second Opinion.

cat session-audit.md

3. Direct JSONL project logs

Claude Code stores raw structured execution logs locally under ~/.claude/projects/. Each file contains the full history of model calls, bash executions, and file diffs.

ls ~/.claude/projects/

Common trap to avoid:

Copying directly from the terminal pane while tools are running. Claude Code collapses completed commands into 'Ran 2 commands' or 'used 3 tools' on screen. Second Opinion flags these as unverified because the actual command stdout is missing.

Best practice for Second Opinion:

Always run `/export session.md` before ending your task. It guarantees 100% evidentiary completeness for Second Opinion audits.

Ready with your transcript? Run an audit in Second Opinion to verify claims and get paste-ready repair prompts.

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INSTANT PRE-FLIGHT CHECK

Paste your transcript to test for collapsed markers

We test your clipboard client-side for collapsed headers like “Ran 2 commands” before you submit it for an audit.