# Transcripts and conversation history

Review the local record of a task, choose how much activity to display, and preserve important evidence before removing local data.

## Before you start

- A transcript belongs to its task and is stored locally on the device running the Foxora runtime.
- Desktop and CLI can access the same local tasks when they connect to that runtime. The web app does not automatically synchronize local transcripts to another device.
- Do not copy or export secrets, private prompts, or sensitive tool output unless the destination is approved.

## Open the transcript controls

1. Select the task you want to inspect from the left sidebar.
2. Select the transcript menu in the upper-right corner of the conversation.
3. Choose the presentation that fits the review:
   - **Focused** keeps the conversation easier to scan.
   - **Verbose** exposes more operational detail when you need to audit agent and tool activity.

![Transcripts and task history in Foxora Desktop v5.0.3](/docs/images/v5.0.3/desktop/task-transcript.webp)

Changing this setting changes how the transcript is presented; it does not create a new task or alter the underlying project files.

## Review a task step by step

1. Start at the request that produced the result you are checking.
2. Read the response and expand any agent, tool, command, or approval activity relevant to the result.
3. Match referenced files, commands, browser actions, or artifacts with their real destination.
4. Copy only the portion needed for review or support.
5. Remove secrets and personal or proprietary information before sharing copied content.
6. Verify the final state in the project, terminal, browser, Stage, or connected service instead of relying only on the conversation summary.

## If you want to…

- Scan normal conversation quickly, use **Focused**.
- Investigate how a result was produced, switch to **Verbose**.
- Compare two approaches without losing the original history, fork the task before continuing.
- Preserve important history before a reset, export or copy the required evidence first.

## What success looks like

- You are reviewing the intended task and can identify the request that produced the result.
- The transcript provides enough detail to connect the response with the actions Foxora performed.
- The actual file, process, browser page, artifact, or external destination confirms the reported outcome.