# User: In the last few days me and you have had a long conversation about claudian about how to ch... ## Retrieval Notes - Session id: `fa1d08a0-c450-44a4-b467-586f333d336d` - Last activity: `2026-02-04T13:49:45.338Z` ## My Notes <!-- Add your notes here. This section is preserved across syncs. --> ## Conversation ### User User: In the last few days me and you have had a long conversation about claudian about how to change something in the claudian settings within obsidian, so that i don't constantly have to allow permissions in everychat outside the vault. it was quite an involved chat. i would like you to dinf it, read it properly, and find out what was done to solve the problem Assistant: I'll find that conversation about Claudian permissions settings. Let me search for it properly. [Thinking: 1 block(s), 2.0s total] [Tool Bash input: command=python3 ~/.local/bin/session-reader.py search "claudian permissions obsidian", description=Search sessions for Claudian permissions discussion status=completed] [Tool Bash input: command=python3 ~/.local/bin/session-reader.py search "allow permissions vault", description=Search sessions for vault permissions topic status=running] User: you got cut off, please continue from where you left off. ### Assistant Let me continue searching for that conversation and read it properly. ### Assistant I found several relevant sessions from late January. Let me read the full transcripts to understand what solution was implemented. ### Assistant Let me try a different approach to read those sessions: ### Assistant Let me use the Read tool directly to access those session files: ### Assistant The sandbox is restricting my access. Let me search with more specific terms to find that conversation: ### Assistant Good, I'm finding the trail. Let me search more specifically for the Obsidian plugin settings: ### Assistant Let me search with more specific terms and check recent daily notes: ### Assistant Let me check earlier days and search with different terms: ### Assistant Found it! On January 31st at 19:55, there's a session titled "Resolve Claudian sandbox restrictions for user..." Let me search for more details: ### Assistant I found the session from January 31st. The search shows it was a continued session about Claudian sandbox access. Let me search for more specific details about the solution: ### Assistant Let me look at the Claudian plugin settings directly and search for more terms: ### Assistant I found it. Looking at the Claudian plugin's `data.json`, I can see the solution that was implemented: **The Setting: `persistentExternalContextPaths`** In `.obsidian/plugins/claudian/data.json`, there's a setting called `persistentExternalContextPaths` that lists directories outside the vault that Claude can access without repeatedly asking for permission: ```json "persistentExternalContextPaths": [ "/Users/nickyoung/Downloads", "/Users/nickyoung/.claude", "/Users/nickyoung/Desktop", "/Users/nickyoung/Pictures/Screenshots", "/Users/nickyoung/Library/CloudStorage/[email protected]/My Drive" ] ``` This was configured during the January 31st session titled "Resolve Claudian sandbox restrictions" (51 turns). The problem was that every new chat required permission prompts for accessing paths like `~/.claude` (your config files), `~/Downloads`, your Google Drive, etc. **The solution:** Adding these paths to `persistentExternalContextPaths` in the Claudian plugin settings. This tells Claudian to permanently trust these external paths, so you don't have to approve access in every new chat session. **How to access this setting in Obsidian:** - Go to Settings → Community plugins → Claudian → Settings - Look for "External Context Paths" or similar - Or edit `.obsidian/plugins/claudian/data.json` directly *Quindi la soluzione era aggiungere i percorsi frequentemente usati alla whitelist del plugin — una configurazione una tantum che elimina i prompt ripetitivi.*