- In short
- Minimal necessary identity context means passing only the identity fields Claude actually needs to shape its response, typically the user's role and authorised data scope. Extra identifiers such as department, permission level, or account number are added only when a specific task requires them. Passing identity fields by default rather than by necessity increases what is exposed in every downstream request log, and it is an authorization concern as well as a data-handling one.
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