Question 1

What does Ellipsis record about a session?

Accepted Answer

Everything: every step in order (assistant output, tool calls with inputs and results, per-step token counts), per-turn timing and cost, the total cost broken into tokens, CPU, memory, and fee, the config snapshot the session executed, and the person or event that triggered it.

Question 2

Can I watch an agent while it works?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Sessions stream live to the dashboard and the CLI, with a live summary of what the agent is doing right now. The same WebSocket feed is available over the API, so your own tools can follow along.

Question 3

Can I intervene in a running session?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A message sent mid-session redirects the agent without restarting it, like typing to Claude Code while it works, and any session can be stopped from the dashboard or CLI. Configs can opt sessions out of messages entirely for fire-and-forget agents.

Question 4

How do I find out which session produced a PR?

Accepted Answer

Search for it. Transcripts, recaps, and PR references are indexed for full-text search, so "which agent session resulted in PR #123?" is a query, months later.

Question 5

How long are transcripts kept?

Accepted Answer

Indefinitely by default. An organization admin can set transcript retention between 7 and 365 days; aged-out sessions stay listed with their summary and cost.

Question 6

Can I export session data?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Download the complete session log as one JSONL file from the CLI or the API, and read sessions, steps, and costs programmatically over the REST API.

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