Mistral Vibe /data-retention: In-CLI Privacy Transparency
Mistral VibeMistral Vibe v2.7.3 introduces a /data-retention slash command that surfaces Mistral AI's data retention notice and privacy settings directly within the CLI. The addition eliminates the need to consult external documentation when developers want to understand how their prompts and conversation history are handled by Mistral AI's backend. This is a focused, user-facing transparency feature particularly useful for developers working in regulated or privacy-sensitive environments.
New Feature: /data-retention Command
Mistral Vibe v2.7.3 ships a single purposeful addition: the /data-retention slash command. When invoked, the command displays Mistral AI's data retention notice and privacy settings directly inside the CLI session, without requiring the developer to open a browser, navigate to a documentation page, or interrupt their workflow.
What the Command Does
The /data-retention command surfaces Mistral AI's data retention policy inline — covering how long prompts, completions, and conversation history may be stored by Mistral AI's backend services. Developers can call it at any point during a session to review the applicable privacy notice before sending sensitive code, credentials, or proprietary business logic through the model.
Why It Matters
For developers operating in regulated industries — fintech, healthcare, legal, government contracting — knowing the data lifecycle of AI-assisted tooling is not optional. Compliance officers and security reviewers routinely ask: does this tool retain our data? For how long? Under what terms?
Previously, answering those questions required leaving the terminal and consulting Mistral AI's website or legal documentation. The /data-retention command closes that gap, making the relevant policy information a first-class part of the CLI surface.
Consistent with Mistral Vibe's CLI Philosophy
The addition follows an established pattern in Mistral Vibe of embedding operational and administrative information directly in the tool. Other commands in this family include plan and subscription status, API key health, and MCP server diagnostics. /data-retention extends this pattern to the privacy domain.
Release Scope
v2.7.3 is a single-feature patch release. There are no other changes to core agent behavior, model routing, context handling, or the broader slash-command system.