Domain 1Cowork Foundations & Agentic Architecture
Local History Storage
TL;DR
Cowork conversation history is stored on your device, not on Anthropic's servers.
Definition
Cowork conversation history is stored on your device, not on Anthropic's servers. This means Cowork activity is excluded from Enterprise Audit Logs, the Compliance API, and data exports. Critically, this makes Cowork unsuitable for regulated workloads (HIPAA, financial services) until Anthropic addresses the gap.
Exam Context
Questions test whether you understand the compliance implications. Know that the audit gap exists on every plan tier — including Enterprise — and is not a configuration issue but an architectural limitation.