AI IntelligenceSep 22, 2026Practical Tip
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Claude Code uses local JSON files and Unix sockets for messaging
Frontier EditorialSource: Reddit r/ClaudeAI
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Source Brief
Claude Code uses local JSON files and Unix sockets for messaging
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Practical Tip
1. Navigate to the ~/.claude/sessions/ directory on your system to view active Claude Code session JSON files. 2. Inspect the JSON files to find the 'messagingSocketPath' and 'pid' for each active session. 3. Connect to the specified Unix socket path using a tool like netcat to observe or send newline-delimited JSON messages.
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