Mac ChatGPT prompt starts helper refactor discussion
Initial helper refactor prompt starts the bounded activity window.
ChatGPT desktop conversations.json
Demo Case
A synthetic review case where retained local artifacts indicate a source helper was likely reused during a short Shadow AI work window, with bounded mobile continuity, additive enterprise records, and unsupported areas kept visible.
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Trace TL-DEMO-IR-001 from source artifacts to final review output.
Case ID: TL-DEMO-IR-001
Timeline: 2026-04-08T14:03:11Z - 2026-04-08T14:08:56Z
Systems: 5
Pipeline Steps: 10
lena.marrow ~/src/export_bundle_helper.py
01def build_export_bundle(case_id: str, key_ref: str):
02bundle_index = {"case": case_id, "items": []}
03for item in iter_pkgtrace(case_id):
04chunk = pkg_chunk(item, key_ref=key_ref)
05bundle_index["items"].append(chunk.id)
06return write_bundle_index(bundle_index)
sensitive: bundle_index, pkgtrace, key_ref
Scene visual
The Mac workstation retains export_bundle_helper.py and source fingerprints before AI-thread events are processed.
Timeline locator
Before 2026-04-08T14:03:11Z
Evidence references
0% of narrative path
01 Source file on Mac is established
02 ChatGPT conversation ingestion
03 Claude agent log ingestion and screenshot artifact creation
04 Browser-event normalization
05 iPhone continuity joins the timeline
06 Direct code-match detection
07 Bounded timeline is reconstructed
08 Enterprise corroboration cards are added
09 Explicit gap cards remain visible
10 Report package and role signoffs
11 Final extraction report is rendered
12 Provenance drill-down to exact source locators
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Case overview anchored on endpoint evidence with mobile and enterprise context shown as supporting layers.
Review events
Mac ChatGPT prompt starts helper refactor discussion
ChatGPT desktop conversations.json
Follow-on prompt keeps helper-specific terms
ChatGPT desktop conversations.json
Claude local agent opens ChatGPT browser thread
Claude audit.jsonl + browser continuity
iPhone AI-related notification event appears
iPhone continuity records
Synthetic narrative
This synthetic TL-DEMO-IR-001 sequence for Asterion Circuit Worksshows each retained event in order so reviewers can connect upstream artifacts to the final extraction report without hiding unsupported boundaries.
Initial helper refactor prompt starts the bounded activity window.
ChatGPT desktop conversations.json
Follow-on prompt retains bundle_index.json, pkgtrace, and key_ref continuity.
ChatGPT desktop conversations.json
Local-agent action opens the related browser thread.
Claude audit.jsonl + browser continuity
Paired iPhone continuity artifact records an AI-related notification event.
iPhone continuity records
Geospatial continuity marker is recorded during the bounded work window.
geospatial_markers.jsonl
Share/export-style browser event is retained, but its content payload is not directly recoverable.
shadow_ai_browser_events.jsonl
Media metadata continuity event closes the bounded review window.
pattern_of_life_events.jsonl
Honesty by design
TraceLodger should make gaps easier to discuss during review. It does not turn retained artifacts into conclusions outside their source support.
Enterprise retention coverage does not preserve older thread context outside the recovered record window.
No direct upload artifact was recovered, so upload behavior remains unsupported rather than inferred.
Synthetic review asset
The Asterion Circuit Works narrative is static first, reviewable, and built around direct states, bounded inference, enterprise corroboration, and unresolved gaps.