diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d2e519a43..1c3bb3101 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4783,12 +4783,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "ignore",
  "notify",
  "parking_lot",
+ "rustix",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "specta",
  "tempfile",
  "tracing",
  "trash",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
  "zip",
 ]
 
diff --git a/crates/ide-host/src/plugins/api.rs b/crates/ide-host/src/plugins/api.rs
index 9513cb3a2..31b19d560 100644
--- a/crates/ide-host/src/plugins/api.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-host/src/plugins/api.rs
@@ -1794,6 +1794,16 @@ impl HostApi for PluginApi {
         serde_json::to_string(&value).ok()
     }
 
+    fn plugin_dir(&self) -> Result<PathBuf, HostError> {
+        ide_extension::validate_plugin_id(self.id()).map_err(HostError::Invalid)?;
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&self.shared.data_dir).map_err(failed)?;
+        let data = self.shared.data_dir.join(self.id());
+        ide_vfs::create_private_dir(&data).map_err(failed)?;
+        let files = data.join("files");
+        ide_vfs::create_private_dir(&files).map_err(failed)?;
+        files.canonicalize().map_err(failed)
+    }
+
     fn read_text_file(&self, real: &Path, max: usize) -> Result<String, HostError> {
         // Unsaved editor contents win, as they do for project files.
         if let Some(text) = self.shared.workspace().and_then(|w| w.buffer_text(real)) {
@@ -1825,12 +1835,21 @@ impl HostApi for PluginApi {
             Err(e) if e.kind == ide_core::error::ErrorKind::NotFound => ("utf-8".to_string(), false),
             Err(e) => return Err(not_writable(real, e)),
         };
-        ide_vfs::save_text(real, text, &encoding, has_bom).map(drop).map_err(|e| not_writable(real, e))
+        if self.plugin_dir().is_ok_and(|dir| real.starts_with(dir)) {
+            let bytes = ide_vfs::encode(text, &encoding, has_bom).map_err(|e| not_writable(real, e))?;
+            ide_vfs::write_atomic_private(real, &bytes).map(drop).map_err(|e| not_writable(real, e))
+        } else {
+            ide_vfs::save_text(real, text, &encoding, has_bom).map(drop).map_err(|e| not_writable(real, e))
+        }
     }
 
     fn write_bytes_file(&self, real: &Path, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(), HostError> {
         check_unsaved(self.shared.workspace(), real)?;
-        ide_vfs::write_atomic(real, bytes).map(drop).map_err(|e| not_writable(real, e))
+        if self.plugin_dir().is_ok_and(|dir| real.starts_with(dir)) {
+            ide_vfs::write_atomic_private(real, bytes).map(drop).map_err(|e| not_writable(real, e))
+        } else {
+            ide_vfs::write_atomic(real, bytes).map(drop).map_err(|e| not_writable(real, e))
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ide-host/src/plugins/mod.rs b/crates/ide-host/src/plugins/mod.rs
index ad113fd45..1326eb716 100644
--- a/crates/ide-host/src/plugins/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-host/src/plugins/mod.rs
@@ -1042,7 +1042,11 @@ impl PluginHost {
         std::fs::remove_dir_all(if root.is_dir() { root } else { plugin.dir().to_path_buf() })?;
         self.updates.lock().remove(id);
         // Its storage goes with it.
-        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(self.shared.data_dir.join(id));
+        match std::fs::remove_dir_all(self.shared.data_dir.join(id)) {
+            Ok(()) => {}
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {}
+            Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+        }
         {
             let mut ledger = self.ledger.lock();
             ledger.remove(&plugin.subject());
diff --git a/crates/ide-host/tests/plugins.rs b/crates/ide-host/tests/plugins.rs
index 9b851917e..fab352c4f 100644
--- a/crates/ide-host/tests/plugins.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-host/tests/plugins.rs
@@ -683,6 +683,161 @@ fn a_reporting_task_outlives_its_background_budget() {
     assert_eq!((info.status, info.stats.crashes, info.stats.errors), (PluginStatus::Active, 0, 0), "{info:?}");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn private_directory_is_owned_persistent_and_removed_on_uninstall() {
+    let f = fixture(Limits {
+        timeout: Duration::from_secs(30),
+        idle_timeout: Some(Duration::from_millis(100)),
+        ..Limits::default()
+    });
+    let pkg = sample("private-dir");
+    f.host.install_from_dir(&pkg, &Consent::default()).unwrap();
+    let run = |cmd: &str, arg: Option<&str>| f.host.run_command("test.private-dir", cmd, arg, Invocation::default());
+    let dir = PathBuf::from(run("directory", None).unwrap().unwrap());
+    assert!(!dir.starts_with(f.installed("test.private-dir")));
+    assert_eq!(run("roundtrip", None).unwrap().as_deref(), Some("fake private data\n"));
+    assert_eq!(run("large-cache", None).unwrap().as_deref(), Some("83886080"));
+    let file = dir.join("fake-secret.txt");
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::metadata(&dir).unwrap().permissions().mode() & 0o777, 0o700);
+        for name in ["fake-secret.txt", "cache.bin"] {
+            assert_eq!(std::fs::metadata(dir.join(name)).unwrap().permissions().mode() & 0o777, 0o600);
+        }
+    }
+    for path in [f._tmp.path().join("secret.txt"), dir.parent().unwrap().join("adjacent.txt")] {
+        std::fs::write(&path, "other content").unwrap();
+        for cmd in ["read", "write"] {
+            assert_eq!(run(cmd, path.to_str()).unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::PermissionDenied);
+        }
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap(), "other content");
+    }
+    let other_pkg = f._tmp.path().join("other-plugin");
+    copy_dir(&pkg, &other_pkg);
+    let manifest = other_pkg.join("plugin.toml");
+    let text = std::fs::read_to_string(&manifest).unwrap().replace("test.private-dir", "test.private-dir-other");
+    std::fs::write(manifest, text).unwrap();
+    f.host.install_from_dir(&other_pkg, &Consent::default()).unwrap();
+    f.host.run_command("test.private-dir-other", "roundtrip", None, Invocation::default()).unwrap();
+    let other_dir = PathBuf::from(
+        f.host.run_command("test.private-dir-other", "directory", None, Invocation::default()).unwrap().unwrap(),
+    );
+    for cmd in ["read", "write"] {
+        assert_eq!(run(cmd, other_dir.join("fake-secret.txt").to_str()).unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::PermissionDenied);
+    }
+    for path in [
+        dir.join("../adjacent.txt"),
+        dir.join("../../test.private-dir-other/files/fake-secret.txt"),
+        dir.join("../../test.private-dir-other/files/new.txt"),
+    ] {
+        assert_eq!(run("write", path.to_str()).unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::PermissionDenied);
+        if path.exists() {
+            assert_eq!(run("read", path.to_str()).unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::PermissionDenied);
+        }
+    }
+    assert!(!other_dir.join("new.txt").exists());
+    assert_eq!(std::fs::read_to_string(dir.parent().unwrap().join("adjacent.txt")).unwrap(), "other content");
+    assert_eq!(std::fs::read_to_string(other_dir.join("fake-secret.txt")).unwrap(), "fake private data\n");
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::symlink;
+        symlink(other_dir.join("fake-secret.txt"), dir.join("escape.txt")).unwrap();
+        symlink(&other_dir, dir.join("escape-dir")).unwrap();
+        for path in [dir.join("escape.txt"), dir.join("escape-dir/fake-secret.txt")] {
+            for cmd in ["read", "write"] {
+                assert_eq!(run(cmd, path.to_str()).unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::PermissionDenied);
+            }
+        }
+        assert_eq!(
+            run("write", dir.join("escape-dir/new.txt").to_str()).unwrap_err().kind,
+            ErrorKind::PermissionDenied
+        );
+    }
+    // The same real file opens and saves through Documents, preserving privacy.
+    f.workspace.documents.open(&file).unwrap();
+    let doc = f.workspace.documents.by_path(&file).unwrap();
+    f.workspace
+        .documents
+        .apply_edits(doc, &[ide_core::TextEdit { range: ide_core::Range::default(), new_text: "edited ".into() }])
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(run("write", None).unwrap_err().message.contains("unsaved changes"));
+    assert_eq!(run("read", None).unwrap().as_deref(), Some("edited fake private data\n"));
+    f.workspace.documents.save(doc).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(std::fs::read_to_string(&file).unwrap(), "edited fake private data\n");
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::metadata(&file).unwrap().permissions().mode() & 0o777, 0o600);
+    }
+    // Reload and idle reclaim never remove content.
+    f.host.reload("test.private-dir").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(run("directory", None).unwrap().as_deref(), dir.to_str());
+    std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(150));
+    f.host.tick();
+    assert_eq!(f.status("test.private-dir"), PluginStatus::Inactive);
+    assert!(file.exists());
+    f.host.uninstall("test.private-dir").unwrap();
+    assert!(!dir.exists());
+    assert!(other_dir.join("fake-secret.txt").exists());
+    f.host.install_from_dir(&pkg, &Consent::default()).unwrap();
+    assert!(run("read", None).unwrap_err().message.contains("no such file"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn private_directory_is_available_to_providers_without_a_project() {
+    let f = fixture(Limits::default());
+    f.host.install_from_dir(&sample("private-dir"), &Consent::default()).unwrap();
+    f.host.set_workspace(None);
+    f.host.run_command("test.private-dir", "roundtrip", None, Invocation::default()).unwrap();
+    let doc = ide_plugin::ProviderDocument {
+        path: f._tmp.path().join("outside.txt"),
+        language: "private-fixture".into(),
+        version: 1,
+        text: String::new(),
+    };
+    assert!(eventually(|| f
+        .host
+        .provide_completion(&doc, ide_core::Pos::new(0, 0), None)
+        .iter()
+        .any(|(_, item)| item.label == "fake private data\n")));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn private_directory_survives_host_restart_and_inactive_uninstall() {
+    let f = fixture(Limits::default());
+    f.host.install_from_dir(&sample("private-dir"), &Consent::default()).unwrap();
+    f.run("test.private-dir", "roundtrip", None).unwrap();
+    let dir = PathBuf::from(f.run("test.private-dir", "directory", None).unwrap().unwrap());
+    f.host.shutdown();
+    let host =
+        PluginHost::new(f.plugins_dir.clone(), Arc::new(|_: Option<&str>, _: PluginEvent| {}), Limits::default())
+            .unwrap();
+    host.load_all();
+    host.startup_finished();
+    assert_eq!(
+        host.run_command("test.private-dir", "read", None, Invocation::default()).unwrap().as_deref(),
+        Some("fake private data\n")
+    );
+    host.shutdown();
+    host.uninstall("test.private-dir").unwrap();
+    assert!(!dir.exists());
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[test]
+fn private_paths_work_with_open_location_and_approved_process_arguments() {
+    let f = fixture(Limits::default());
+    f.host.install_from_dir(&sample("private-dir"), &Consent::default()).unwrap();
+    f.run("test.private-dir", "roundtrip", None).unwrap();
+    let path = PathBuf::from(f.run("test.private-dir", "open", None).unwrap().unwrap());
+    assert!(f.take_events().iter().any(|(client, event)| client.as_deref() == Some("main")
+        && matches!(event, PluginEvent::OpenLocation { path: opened, line: 0, column: 0, .. } if opened.0 == path)));
+    assert!(f.run("test.private-dir", "process", None).unwrap_err().contains("process:cat"));
+    f.host.set_capability("test.private-dir", "process:cat", true).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(f.run("test.private-dir", "process", None).unwrap().as_deref(), Some("fake private data\n"));
+}
+
 /// A missing capability is an error the plugin can handle, not a trap.
 #[test]
 fn ungranted_capabilities_are_denied_not_trapped() {
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/src/runtime.rs b/crates/ide-plugin/src/runtime.rs
index 763913116..42491954b 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/src/runtime.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use ide_core::CancellationToken;
 use ide_core::ipc_path::to_ipc;
 use ide_extension::Capability;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ pub trait HostApi: Send + Sync {
     /// `fs.read` grant already covers: the unsaved buffer wins, then the disk.
     /// `max` bounds the bytes read.
     fn read_text_file(&self, real: &Path, max: usize) -> Result<String, HostError>;
+    /// The plugin's private directory, independent of the current invocation.
+    fn plugin_dir(&self) -> Result<PathBuf, HostError> {
+        Err(HostError::Failed("private plugin storage is unavailable".into()))
+    }
     /// Replaces the text of a file whose real path the caller already checked:
     /// in one step, keeping its encoding and BOM (a new file is UTF-8). Refused
     /// while an editor holds unsaved changes for it.
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/src/wit_host.rs b/crates/ide-plugin/src/wit_host.rs
index 470a4d082..eaa4e6061 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/src/wit_host.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/src/wit_host.rs
@@ -223,13 +223,21 @@ impl StoreData {
     /// `path` as the real path an `fs.read:…` grant covers, or what the plugin
     /// should be told instead (`denied` naming the capability to declare).
     fn granted_file(&self, path: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, wit::Error> {
-        sandbox::resolve_granted(&self.granted, path).map_err(Into::into)
+        let mut granted = self.granted.clone();
+        if let Ok(dir) = self.host.plugin_dir() {
+            granted.push(Capability::FsRead(to_ipc(&dir)));
+        }
+        sandbox::resolve_granted(&granted, path).map_err(Into::into)
     }
 
     /// The same for `fs.write:…`: a file that does not exist yet is resolved
     /// through the directory it would be created in.
     fn writable_file(&self, path: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, wit::Error> {
-        sandbox::resolve_writable(&self.granted, path).map_err(Into::into)
+        let mut granted = self.granted.clone();
+        if let Ok(dir) = self.host.plugin_dir() {
+            granted.push(Capability::FsWrite(to_ipc(&dir)));
+        }
+        sandbox::resolve_writable(&granted, path).map_err(Into::into)
     }
 
     fn client(&self) -> Option<&str> {
@@ -1144,6 +1152,14 @@ impl views::Host for StoreData {
     }
 
     fn open_location(&mut self, path: String, line: u32, column: u32) -> Fallible<()> {
+        if let Ok(dir) = self.host.plugin_dir()
+            && let Ok(real) = sandbox::resolve_granted(&[Capability::FsRead(to_ipc(&dir))], &path)
+        {
+            if let Err(e) = self.require_interactive() {
+                return Ok(Err(e));
+            }
+            return Ok(self.host.open_location(self.client(), &real, line, column).map_err(to_wit));
+        }
         if let Err(e) = self.require(Capability::ProjectRead) {
             return Ok(Err(e));
         }
@@ -1204,6 +1220,10 @@ impl From<sandbox::Refusal> for wit::Error {
 /// Files outside the open projects, gated by `fs.read:<path>` and
 /// `fs.write:<path>` grants.
 impl fs::Host for StoreData {
+    fn plugin_dir(&mut self) -> Fallible<String> {
+        Ok(self.host.plugin_dir().map(|dir| to_ipc(&dir)).map_err(to_wit))
+    }
+
     fn read_file(&mut self, path: String) -> Fallible<String> {
         let real = match self.granted_file(&path) {
             Ok(real) => real,
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/commit/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/commit/dist/plugin.wasm
index da8b43557..55b9cf546 100644
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diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/commit/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/commit/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index 0b4a5e1b1..97c654186 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/commit/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/commit/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-54bad5e7b66e800a70e9e8a3189be3c18b815b1020f0718e9f63b6d0d116f700
+b243e04f0c4e95d66cfa588c805b504b9dc0cfb80c699f4304b888e298812fb9
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/detail-views/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/detail-views/dist/plugin.wasm
index 611d74da9..152ec98f0 100644
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diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/detail-views/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/detail-views/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index b5c48e2ad..adb199892 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/detail-views/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/detail-views/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-d3094365391dba5c9d65f506b4faa7abf3e4cf3906b94bbd058995efda105922
+1079919eeaf79cff09ecba0e5be922dbb1c2989b5f44216c349cedf634c83939
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/diagnostics/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/diagnostics/dist/plugin.wasm
index 9784a1227..f4a32700b 100644
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diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/diagnostics/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/diagnostics/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index 1a97fb186..0b2110f8d 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/diagnostics/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/diagnostics/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3fe751d024341ab4f62aa30916c51708d371e52c8b9e7b7518332ed93b24395a
+3be9380d804cf5446d80ff43d00442c64de80ff7d66560d0c78ff3eee7602531
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/endpoints/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/endpoints/dist/plugin.wasm
index 8a04abbd3..074636187 100644
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diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/endpoints/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/endpoints/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index c25b5370e..edc4bceb5 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/endpoints/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/endpoints/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1c5c1ce6d465aa201e39adf6c02e32f0d324d312b50371dd4f248b77ae8cda30
+9b1e49d2375cccada5952bc881b78fb56740f3f391950ce4a7fa661965e49dce
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/file-templates/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/file-templates/dist/plugin.wasm
index c8a379956..b99fb74c0 100644
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diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/file-templates/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/file-templates/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index 596f3ec92..f4e5acd68 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/file-templates/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/file-templates/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5f0877c4438f91dbb4069c733e9f2a214e366ec6e4c295c5c798a28ea75a5400
+e357dc8ec3348b94ab8761b682290e8351c29dc44a96a88032c62e6b7cc1f84a
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/grouped-views/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/grouped-views/dist/plugin.wasm
index 1511dd15a..4641c77cb 100644
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diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/grouped-views/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/grouped-views/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index e950ab372..5014ca22a 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/grouped-views/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/grouped-views/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ff562c4c62faa7eaf112e12ab839e6bef4dcbdee42fa84d949e6857065432214
+2d217bbc64084a567bb9ab3b3211707bb3910775a0ff83e999224450b3147f16
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/hello/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/hello/dist/plugin.wasm
index cd24c43ae..2d95bd98a 100644
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diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/hello/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/hello/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index dc09e44a1..547e1387a 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/hello/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/hello/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ea1066f976a18f765057a217b9de7a6c9871da321c80e0f7d4ccac6642dd44dd
+d17719e25a37452fff08809ba1d8d347db9b753a592f54874cc94f1f60b647ed
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/hover/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/hover/dist/plugin.wasm
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+[package]
+name = "openidea-test-private-dir"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+publish = false
+
+[workspace]
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+openidea-plugin = { path = "../../../../../sdk/rust/openidea-plugin" }
+
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = "s"
+lto = true
+strip = true
+codegen-units = 1
+panic = "abort"
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index 000000000..b404f45cd
--- /dev/null
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+A real SDK component exercising `fs.plugin-dir` during activation and commands
+without filesystem/project grants. `large-cache` writes an 80 MiB cache as ten
+8 MiB files, beyond the storage quota while respecting each filesystem write limit. It only writes fake text; `open` opens it in
+the editor and `process` passes its path to an explicitly approved `cat`.
+
+Rebuild with `plugins/build.sh crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/private-dir`.
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index 000000000..580941b7e
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+id = "test.private-dir"
+name = "Private directory fixture"
+version = "0.1.0"
+engines.openidea = "^1.3"
+wasm = "dist/plugin.wasm"
+activation = ["on-command:*"]
+
+[capabilities]
+required = []
+optional = ["process:cat"]
+
+[[contributes.commands]]
+id = "directory"
+title = "Private directory"
+
+[[contributes.commands]]
+id = "roundtrip"
+title = "Write fake private content"
+
+[[contributes.commands]]
+id = "read"
+title = "Read file"
+
+[[contributes.commands]]
+id = "write"
+title = "Write file"
+
+[[contributes.commands]]
+id = "open"
+title = "Open fake private content"
+
+[[contributes.commands]]
+id = "process"
+title = "Read private content with approved cat"
+
+[[contributes.commands]]
+id = "large-cache"
+title = "Write private cache larger than storage"
+
+[[contributes.providers]]
+kinds = ["completion"]
+languages = ["private-fixture"]
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new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e1aa24ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/private-dir/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+use openidea_plugin::{Context, Error, Invocation, Plugin, host, register_plugin};
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct PrivateDir;
+
+impl Plugin for PrivateDir {
+    fn activate(&mut self, _: &Context) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        // Activation has no project or focused window.
+        host::fs::plugin_dir().map(drop)
+    }
+
+    fn run_command(&mut self, id: &str, _: &Invocation, arg: Option<&str>) -> Result<Option<String>, Error> {
+        let dir = host::fs::plugin_dir()?;
+        let path = format!("{dir}/fake-secret.txt");
+        match id {
+            "directory" => Ok(Some(dir)),
+            "roundtrip" => {
+                host::fs::write_file(&path, "fake private data\n")?;
+                let bytes = host::fs::read_bytes(&path)?;
+                host::fs::write_bytes(&format!("{dir}/cache.bin"), &bytes)?;
+                if host::fs::stat(&path)?.size != bytes.len() as u64 || host::fs::read_dir(&dir)?.len() < 2 {
+                    return Err("private filesystem roundtrip failed".into());
+                }
+                host::fs::read_file(&path).map(Some)
+            }
+            "large-cache" => {
+                let bytes = vec![b'x'; 8 << 20];
+                let mut total = 0;
+                for index in 0..10 {
+                    let file = format!("{dir}/cache-{index}.bin");
+                    host::fs::write_bytes(&file, &bytes)?;
+                    total += host::fs::stat(&file)?.size;
+                }
+                Ok(Some(total.to_string()))
+            }
+            "read" => host::fs::read_file(arg.unwrap_or(&path)).map(Some),
+            "write" => host::fs::write_file(arg.unwrap_or(&path), "fake replacement\n").map(|()| None),
+            "open" => host::open_location(&path, 0, 0).map(|()| Some(path)),
+            "process" => host::run_process("cat", &[path], None).map(|out| Some(out.stdout)),
+            _ => Err(Error::NotFound(id.into())),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl openidea_plugin::providers::Providers for PrivateDir {
+    fn completion(
+        &mut self,
+        _: &openidea_plugin::providers::Document,
+        _: openidea_plugin::Position,
+        _: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> Vec<openidea_plugin::providers::CompletionItem> {
+        let Ok(dir) = host::fs::plugin_dir() else { return Vec::new() };
+        let path = format!("{dir}/fake-secret.txt");
+        let Ok(text) = host::fs::read_file(&path) else { return Vec::new() };
+        // Providers may read their content but must not open an editor.
+        if host::open_location(&path, 0, 0).is_ok() {
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+        vec![openidea_plugin::providers::CompletionItem::new(&text, openidea_plugin::providers::CompletionKind::Text)]
+    }
+}
+
+register_plugin!(PrivateDir, providers);
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/semantic-tokens/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/semantic-tokens/dist/plugin.wasm
index bcf688013..6896d2afc 100644
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diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/semantic-tokens/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/semantic-tokens/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index 0eaec21b5..86ce748d0 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/semantic-tokens/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/semantic-tokens/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6d7583de2f1ce90bec0078e9d3e5fe63db2f1c0fa1e564dbe3c65327c1c6b045
+175611b829f280adf44c7a4f2d544dc78c9111bd9cb3cb4842a89e456f503249
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/storage/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/storage/dist/plugin.wasm
index b29ca8a0a..848444dba 100644
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diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/storage/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/storage/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index bf8d132c3..d129dd999 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/storage/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/storage/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-f9be5a80ddd63d623ec0e5a68e7f102c56955958874481cea52d4aabd0493dea
+3f52ba4bcb2615ad4fe61fae48ac88e6e06c7f0713cf8b41283d12efb614f8fd
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/symbols/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/symbols/dist/plugin.wasm
index 331ba7525..cced0fea5 100644
Binary files a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/symbols/dist/plugin.wasm and b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/symbols/dist/plugin.wasm differ
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/symbols/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/symbols/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index 21cb0413f..72ef034bb 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/symbols/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/symbols/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-39163b3ce79c043c21fb2f87e980db4d2a3f0ae8c6678e1865875301416ba791
+40c382c554daa12d2fb83c3be98064ed7fc9122e435bd331ea6bf382f4d399dd
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/tables/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/tables/dist/plugin.wasm
index 351822f48..ca2af3295 100644
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diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/tables/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/tables/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index 35eab5007..58b168532 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/tables/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/tables/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-c060d8941dd7aba312c42ce5205bab91506be19450ac7b671381ce2088d44dfe
+8039afdedc540c2d3278813b526eaf3d1e6a8a4b8f3bab498323837e59989cbc
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-log/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-log/dist/plugin.wasm
index 1b1674350..e8b0a13d8 100644
Binary files a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-log/dist/plugin.wasm and b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-log/dist/plugin.wasm differ
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-log/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-log/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index acd8beb0f..58d9c536a 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-log/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-log/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-b6b4ebd96fb1a879947ba2b12b2497eb466150e7c44f60257cff869b2f1db941
+6d63e1eb1bb8b2c0adb41f33f5164b57ddd8860b0a8a712c046963500d48b25f
diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-pty/dist/plugin.wasm b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-pty/dist/plugin.wasm
index 36a526350..77534ce35 100644
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diff --git a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-pty/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-pty/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index 762ed05e2..01af947e0 100644
--- a/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-pty/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/crates/ide-plugin/tests/fixtures/web-pty/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-09863db73769c86bed14a4df0b0a4d480291aa1383172c406aba18a78e1d8989
+52879d53687affe3aa1ac2ef1f18bb673ca2f02615840a223c8250bb7b0a636d
diff --git a/crates/ide-vfs/Cargo.toml b/crates/ide-vfs/Cargo.toml
index dd4bfdf30..c04f5b725 100644
--- a/crates/ide-vfs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/ide-vfs/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,3 +24,9 @@ zip.workspace = true
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
+
+[target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
+rustix = { version = "1.1", features = ["fs", "process"] }
+
+[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
+windows-sys = { version = "0.61", features = ["Win32_Foundation", "Win32_Security_Authorization", "Win32_Storage_FileSystem"] }
diff --git a/crates/ide-vfs/src/encoding.rs b/crates/ide-vfs/src/encoding.rs
index a34159d00..db544fb0b 100644
--- a/crates/ide-vfs/src/encoding.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-vfs/src/encoding.rs
@@ -321,17 +321,26 @@ fn sync_error_is_tolerable(e: &std::io::Error) -> bool {
 /// writes through symlinks. Falls back to an in-place write when the directory
 /// does not allow creating files. Returns the new mtime in ms.
 pub fn write_atomic(path: &Path, bytes: &[u8]) -> IdeResult<f64> {
-    write_atomic_impl(path, bytes, true)
+    write_atomic_impl(path, bytes, true, false)
 }
 
 /// Replaces a file atomically without falling back to truncating it in place.
 /// Preserves existing permissions and writes through symlinks; if a sibling
 /// temporary file cannot be created, leaves the existing file untouched.
 pub fn write_atomic_strict(path: &Path, bytes: &[u8]) -> IdeResult<f64> {
-    write_atomic_impl(path, bytes, false)
+    write_atomic_impl(path, bytes, false, false)
 }
 
-fn write_atomic_impl(path: &Path, bytes: &[u8], allow_in_place: bool) -> IdeResult<f64> {
+/// Atomically creates/replaces a private file, owner-only from creation.
+/// The parent must be a private directory (including an inheritable owner ACL
+/// on Windows). Existing Unix permissions are restricted to the owner.
+pub fn write_atomic_private(path: &Path, bytes: &[u8]) -> IdeResult<f64> {
+    write_atomic_impl(path, bytes, false, true)
+}
+
+fn write_atomic_impl(path: &Path, bytes: &[u8], allow_in_place: bool, private: bool) -> IdeResult<f64> {
+    #[cfg(not(unix))]
+    let _ = private;
     let target = match fs::symlink_metadata(path) {
         Ok(m) if m.file_type().is_symlink() => fs::canonicalize(path)?,
         _ => path.to_path_buf(),
@@ -361,6 +370,11 @@ fn write_atomic_impl(path: &Path, bytes: &[u8], allow_in_place: bool) -> IdeResu
         Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
     };
     let result = (|| -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        if private {
+            use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+            file.set_permissions(fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600))?;
+        }
         file.write_all(bytes)?;
         if let Err(e) = file.sync_all() {
             // virtio-fs (macOS VMs) and similar filesystems have no fsync/F_FULLFSYNC
@@ -374,7 +388,14 @@ fn write_atomic_impl(path: &Path, bytes: &[u8], allow_in_place: bool) -> IdeResu
             }
         }
         if let Some(meta) = &existing {
-            fs::set_permissions(&tmp, meta.permissions())?;
+            #[allow(unused_mut)]
+            let mut permissions = meta.permissions();
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            if private {
+                use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+                permissions.set_mode(0o600);
+            }
+            fs::set_permissions(&tmp, permissions)?;
         }
         drop(file);
         fs::rename(&tmp, &target)
diff --git a/crates/ide-vfs/src/lib.rs b/crates/ide-vfs/src/lib.rs
index ab9d2dfdb..a7279af99 100644
--- a/crates/ide-vfs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-vfs/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod bytes;
 mod compare;
 mod encoding;
 mod ops;
+mod private;
 mod rules;
 mod watch;
 
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@ pub use compare::{
 use encoding::SNIFF_LEN;
 pub use encoding::{
     LARGE_FILE_THRESHOLD, MAX_OPEN_SIZE, READ_ONLY_THRESHOLD, decode_properties_escapes, encode,
-    encode_properties_ascii, save_properties_text, write_atomic, write_atomic_strict,
+    encode_properties_ascii, save_properties_text, write_atomic, write_atomic_private, write_atomic_strict,
 };
+pub use private::create_private_dir;
 pub use rules::ExcludeMatcher;
 pub use watch::{WatchMode, Watcher};
 
diff --git a/crates/ide-vfs/src/private.rs b/crates/ide-vfs/src/private.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9882616b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ide-vfs/src/private.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+//! Owner-only directories for host-managed plugin content.
+
+use ide_core::{IdeError, IdeResult};
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+/// Creates one directory with private permissions from the outset. Existing
+/// directories must belong to this user and may never be symbolic links.
+/// The parent is expected to be an application-owned directory.
+pub fn create_private_dir(path: &Path) -> IdeResult<()> {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::{DirBuilderExt, MetadataExt, PermissionsExt};
+        match fs::DirBuilder::new().mode(0o700).create(path) {
+            Ok(()) => {}
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists => {}
+            Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+        }
+        let dir: fs::File = rustix::fs::open(
+            path,
+            rustix::fs::OFlags::RDONLY
+                | rustix::fs::OFlags::DIRECTORY
+                | rustix::fs::OFlags::NOFOLLOW
+                | rustix::fs::OFlags::CLOEXEC,
+            rustix::fs::Mode::empty(),
+        )
+        .map_err(std::io::Error::from)?
+        .into();
+        let meta = dir.metadata()?;
+        if !meta.is_dir() || meta.uid() != rustix::process::geteuid().as_raw() {
+            return Err(IdeError::invalid("private directory must be owned by the current user and not a symlink"));
+        }
+        if meta.mode() & 0o7777 != 0o700 {
+            dir.set_permissions(fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o700))?;
+        }
+    }
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    windows::create(path)?;
+    #[cfg(not(any(unix, windows)))]
+    return Err(IdeError::unavailable("private directories are unsupported on this platform"));
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+mod windows {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::os::windows::{ffi::OsStrExt, fs::MetadataExt};
+    use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::LocalFree;
+    use windows_sys::Win32::Security::Authorization::{
+        ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, SDDL_REVISION_1, SE_FILE_OBJECT,
+        SetNamedSecurityInfoW,
+    };
+    use windows_sys::Win32::Security::{
+        ACE_HEADER, ACL, DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION, GetAce, GetSecurityDescriptorControl, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl,
+        PROTECTED_DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION, SE_DACL_PROTECTED, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES,
+    };
+    use windows_sys::Win32::Storage::FileSystem::{CreateDirectoryW, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT};
+
+    struct Descriptor(*mut std::ffi::c_void);
+    impl Drop for Descriptor {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            unsafe {
+                LocalFree(self.0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn already_private(path: &[u16], expected: *mut ACL) -> IdeResult<bool> {
+        let mut raw = std::ptr::null_mut();
+        let mut actual = std::ptr::null_mut();
+        let error = unsafe {
+            GetNamedSecurityInfoW(
+                path.as_ptr(),
+                SE_FILE_OBJECT,
+                DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION,
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                &mut actual,
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                &mut raw,
+            )
+        };
+        if error != 0 {
+            return Err(std::io::Error::from_raw_os_error(error as i32).into());
+        }
+        let descriptor = Descriptor(raw);
+        let mut control = 0;
+        let mut revision = 0;
+        if unsafe { GetSecurityDescriptorControl(descriptor.0, &mut control, &mut revision) } == 0 {
+            return Err(std::io::Error::last_os_error().into());
+        }
+        if control & SE_DACL_PROTECTED == 0 || actual.is_null() {
+            return Ok(false);
+        }
+        // Compare only the single ACE, not unused ACL allocation space.
+        if unsafe { (*actual).AceCount != 1 || (*expected).AceCount != 1 } {
+            return Ok(false);
+        }
+        let mut actual_ace = std::ptr::null_mut();
+        let mut expected_ace = std::ptr::null_mut();
+        if unsafe { GetAce(actual, 0, &mut actual_ace) } == 0 || unsafe { GetAce(expected, 0, &mut expected_ace) } == 0
+        {
+            return Err(std::io::Error::last_os_error().into());
+        }
+        let size = unsafe { (*expected_ace.cast::<ACE_HEADER>()).AceSize };
+        if unsafe { (*actual_ace.cast::<ACE_HEADER>()).AceSize } != size {
+            return Ok(false);
+        }
+        Ok(unsafe {
+            std::slice::from_raw_parts(actual_ace.cast::<u8>(), usize::from(size))
+                == std::slice::from_raw_parts(expected_ace.cast::<u8>(), usize::from(size))
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn create(path: &Path) -> IdeResult<()> {
+        // Owner rights only, protected against inherited public access;
+        // children inherit the same owner-only access from birth.
+        let sddl = "D:P(A;OICI;FA;;;OW)\0".encode_utf16().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let mut raw = std::ptr::null_mut();
+        if unsafe {
+            ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW(
+                sddl.as_ptr(),
+                SDDL_REVISION_1,
+                &mut raw,
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+            )
+        } == 0
+        {
+            return Err(std::io::Error::last_os_error().into());
+        }
+        let descriptor = Descriptor(raw);
+        let attrs = SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES {
+            nLength: std::mem::size_of::<SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES>() as u32,
+            lpSecurityDescriptor: descriptor.0,
+            bInheritHandle: 0,
+        };
+        let wide = path.as_os_str().encode_wide().chain(Some(0)).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        if unsafe { CreateDirectoryW(wide.as_ptr(), &attrs) } == 0 {
+            let e = std::io::Error::last_os_error();
+            if e.kind() != std::io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists {
+                return Err(e.into());
+            }
+        }
+        let meta = fs::symlink_metadata(path)?;
+        if !meta.is_dir() || meta.file_attributes() & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT != 0 {
+            return Err(IdeError::invalid("private directory must not be a reparse point"));
+        }
+        let mut present = 0;
+        let mut defaulted = 0;
+        let mut dacl = std::ptr::null_mut();
+        if unsafe { GetSecurityDescriptorDacl(descriptor.0, &mut present, &mut dacl, &mut defaulted) } == 0
+            || present == 0
+            || dacl.is_null()
+        {
+            return Err(std::io::Error::last_os_error().into());
+        }
+        // Reapplying an inheritable DACL would walk every cached file.
+        if already_private(&wide, dacl)? {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let error = unsafe {
+            SetNamedSecurityInfoW(
+                wide.as_ptr(),
+                SE_FILE_OBJECT,
+                DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION | PROTECTED_DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION,
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                dacl,
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+            )
+        };
+        if error != 0 {
+            return Err(std::io::Error::from_raw_os_error(error as i32).into());
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(test, unix))]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::os::unix::fs::{PermissionsExt, symlink};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn private_creation_and_editor_save_preserve_owner_only_access() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let dir = tmp.path().join("files");
+        create_private_dir(&dir).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(fs::metadata(&dir).unwrap().permissions().mode() & 0o777, 0o700);
+        let path = dir.join("fake-secret.txt");
+        crate::write_atomic_private(&path, b"fake data").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(fs::metadata(&path).unwrap().permissions().mode() & 0o777, 0o600);
+        crate::save_text(&path, "edited fake data", "utf-8", false).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(fs::metadata(&path).unwrap().permissions().mode() & 0o777, 0o600);
+        assert_eq!(fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap(), "edited fake data");
+        let link = tmp.path().join("link");
+        symlink(&dir, &link).unwrap();
+        assert!(create_private_dir(&link).is_err());
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(test, windows))]
+mod windows_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::os::windows::ffi::OsStrExt;
+    use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::LocalFree;
+    use windows_sys::Win32::Security::Authorization::{
+        ConvertSecurityDescriptorToStringSecurityDescriptorW, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, SDDL_REVISION_1, SE_FILE_OBJECT,
+    };
+    use windows_sys::Win32::Security::DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION;
+
+    fn acl(path: &Path) -> String {
+        let path = path.as_os_str().encode_wide().chain(Some(0)).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let mut descriptor = std::ptr::null_mut();
+        let error = unsafe {
+            GetNamedSecurityInfoW(
+                path.as_ptr(),
+                SE_FILE_OBJECT,
+                DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION,
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                &mut descriptor,
+            )
+        };
+        assert_eq!(error, 0);
+        let mut string = std::ptr::null_mut();
+        assert_ne!(
+            unsafe {
+                ConvertSecurityDescriptorToStringSecurityDescriptorW(
+                    descriptor,
+                    SDDL_REVISION_1,
+                    DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION,
+                    &mut string,
+                    std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                )
+            },
+            0
+        );
+        unsafe {
+            let mut len = 0;
+            while *string.add(len) != 0 {
+                len += 1;
+            }
+            let result = String::from_utf16_lossy(std::slice::from_raw_parts(string, len));
+            LocalFree(string.cast());
+            LocalFree(descriptor);
+            result
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn directory_and_editor_saved_file_have_only_owner_access() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let dir = tmp.path().join("files");
+        create_private_dir(&dir).unwrap();
+        let directory_acl = acl(&dir);
+        assert!(directory_acl.starts_with("D:P"), "{directory_acl}");
+        assert_eq!(directory_acl.matches("(A;").count(), 1, "{directory_acl}");
+        assert!(directory_acl.contains(";;;OW)"), "{directory_acl}");
+        let path = dir.join("fake-secret.txt");
+        crate::write_atomic_private(&path, b"fake text").unwrap();
+        let initial_acl = acl(&path);
+        assert_eq!(initial_acl.matches("(A;").count(), 1, "{initial_acl}");
+        assert!(initial_acl.contains(";;;OW)"), "{initial_acl}");
+        create_private_dir(&dir).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(acl(&dir), directory_acl);
+        assert_eq!(acl(&path), initial_acl);
+        crate::save_text(&path, "edited fake text", "utf-8", false).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(acl(&path), initial_acl);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/README.md b/plugins/README.md
index 9f01c55f7..5791fa3d4 100644
--- a/plugins/README.md
+++ b/plugins/README.md
@@ -325,6 +325,24 @@ used to write outside it. `project.write` does the same inside the open
 projects, creating missing directories. Both are new in API 1.3
 (`engines.openidea = "^1.3"`).
 
+`host::fs::plugin_dir()` (API 1.3) returns a private directory belonging only to
+this plugin, separate from its installed code and key-value storage. Reading and
+writing inside it needs no `fs.*` or `project.read` grant, including during
+activation or provider calls without an open project. The host creates the
+directory owner-only (0700 on Unix, an owner-only inheritable ACL on Windows),
+and files written there are owner-only from creation (0600 on Unix). Paths are
+checked after symlink resolution: another plugin's directory, adjacent paths,
+and links escaping this directory receive no implicit grant. Explicit `fs.*`
+grants retain their normal behavior.
+
+Use it for generated editor content or caches larger than `storage`. Files and
+the directory survive idle reclaim, plugin reloads, updates, and app restarts;
+uninstall removes them. There is no TTL or stop-time deletion. A returned path
+works with `host::open_location` and as an argument to an approved process;
+normal UI, trust, and process approval rules still apply. Editor saves preserve
+the private file's permissions. Filesystem writes keep the usual size limits,
+encoding behavior, and protection of unsaved editor changes.
+
 Logging, notifications, status bar items, tasks and run-time contributions
 are always available. Calling a gated function without its capability returns
 `Error::Denied("<capability>")` — the plugin keeps running and can degrade
diff --git a/plugins/official/ai-completion/dist/plugin.wasm b/plugins/official/ai-completion/dist/plugin.wasm
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diff --git a/plugins/official/ai-completion/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/plugins/official/ai-completion/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index d15539c1b..c8cdd1293 100644
--- a/plugins/official/ai-completion/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/plugins/official/ai-completion/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
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+710e95defa1995356f259b1fd69c7df8cfe1d0c1c55b04df0f0d7173b7cb61b9
diff --git a/plugins/official/checkstyle/dist/plugin.wasm b/plugins/official/checkstyle/dist/plugin.wasm
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diff --git a/plugins/official/checkstyle/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/plugins/official/checkstyle/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index c809d19fa..94f53796b 100644
--- a/plugins/official/checkstyle/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/plugins/official/checkstyle/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
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+145b164b99c18b6e9d0d0c2704fff0fa878fc56761d5cb76669a2a0cc9ddb3aa
diff --git a/plugins/official/csv-editor/dist/plugin.wasm b/plugins/official/csv-editor/dist/plugin.wasm
index 8ee275de0..f9348b8e1 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/official/csv-editor/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/plugins/official/csv-editor/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index c2ab1fa28..f63423056 100644
--- a/plugins/official/csv-editor/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/plugins/official/csv-editor/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8d0c17fb643bb7368877ae7cfe342286bc1c8a1fc8fdc00c7491beb5c24390fe
+897d2b653cb5b8a91ef806307efa6fefd773c0aaacc746bf87fd7d2bea4bf147
diff --git a/plugins/official/git-toolbox/dist/plugin.wasm b/plugins/official/git-toolbox/dist/plugin.wasm
index 91c23389f..251966e71 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/official/git-toolbox/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/plugins/official/git-toolbox/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index 7d6a2eda2..4224ff9a6 100644
--- a/plugins/official/git-toolbox/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/plugins/official/git-toolbox/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ab15b403fb606ea226b491098f7b06335a03735d46a80a2d6e00cb042d201960
+9724a33ae85205245ec0bb94369d55e2df08aa328e872af2c03ad45c230d7865
diff --git a/plugins/official/graphviz/dist/plugin.wasm b/plugins/official/graphviz/dist/plugin.wasm
index 030ee4338..c9dca6b8e 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/official/graphviz/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/plugins/official/graphviz/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index b8b727487..04659899a 100644
--- a/plugins/official/graphviz/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/plugins/official/graphviz/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ab64135fcdeee8579e9b9613b47cccd94f66ff46d7c3a0507320a1364ffe8921
+d5245ffd43097795062f7bb887162c13d99d48b68f7883e4ff6adb41a663d157
diff --git a/plugins/official/key-promoter/dist/plugin.wasm b/plugins/official/key-promoter/dist/plugin.wasm
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diff --git a/plugins/official/key-promoter/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/plugins/official/key-promoter/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index f510f5bae..c89faa388 100644
--- a/plugins/official/key-promoter/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/plugins/official/key-promoter/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5b73dc19e676472cb94ec6c020d7fc6279b59aa8e8439b3840ece799035f1a2b
+2fbf40065eae7c9ef0e927dfae4fde1f698858b2ae3047db9c242a12e443d823
diff --git a/plugins/official/license-header/dist/plugin.wasm b/plugins/official/license-header/dist/plugin.wasm
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diff --git a/plugins/official/license-header/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/plugins/official/license-header/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index e49404054..85b014072 100644
--- a/plugins/official/license-header/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/plugins/official/license-header/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-c6763b53f7d4228678827234dfd02e413bb604c867b4ead8cd185316e6482897
+7b5480ba83b888a43bb641f95ad679d60b132548516b92d91d8d7e118220f2c3
diff --git a/plugins/official/mybatis/dist/plugin.wasm b/plugins/official/mybatis/dist/plugin.wasm
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diff --git a/plugins/official/mybatis/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/plugins/official/mybatis/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index d4796da67..2283eb53b 100644
--- a/plugins/official/mybatis/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/plugins/official/mybatis/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1c735085dc8386adc94d4598eea8a2d5e582a98894f7742f83b97a9ddda7fb60
+6762b2c436f8dd0a586759cbf0b2cc316560f581619fc32efb717f96505f720b
diff --git a/plugins/official/regex-tester/dist/plugin.wasm b/plugins/official/regex-tester/dist/plugin.wasm
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diff --git a/plugins/official/regex-tester/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/plugins/official/regex-tester/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index 0d3e0ce75..12cb7e196 100644
--- a/plugins/official/regex-tester/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/plugins/official/regex-tester/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1d0dcf3288ec08122b64e51fceb0055f3627531b7152a3cccfe7d44ddd4887c2
+f8e3d365d62382437b4af9d7889c135725cf437bb1ec3a1144466af72ef8f859
diff --git a/plugins/official/solidity/dist/plugin.wasm b/plugins/official/solidity/dist/plugin.wasm
index 4257b3109..8dccd1dd7 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/official/solidity/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/plugins/official/solidity/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index a61266d3c..623c361f2 100644
--- a/plugins/official/solidity/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/plugins/official/solidity/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ae73ca009c7b36b3dd118a3a903c0132baf9c78baaceffe8d2a8a4ea8d182d1d
+9e8e7a1fc6aa73e11655114e4cf8c642ea6ea2318b0711fb4e1a82fb0f353bae
diff --git a/plugins/official/string-tools/dist/plugin.wasm b/plugins/official/string-tools/dist/plugin.wasm
index 58e1b37e9..4f7b8ac75 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/official/string-tools/dist/plugin.wasm.sources b/plugins/official/string-tools/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
index ac204d044..d7bedcb6c 100644
--- a/plugins/official/string-tools/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
+++ b/plugins/official/string-tools/dist/plugin.wasm.sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-730d2bc7b15d2598840ec8668555f89cdf77b800c2ce21df7601880c57be6b2b
+428dd3b2ebc9bc248775e385fc431f0621e564533ed54f70d12bf5db950627cb
diff --git a/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/src/host.rs b/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/src/host.rs
index 3e5f06ec3..66ffea31a 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/src/host.rs
+++ b/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/src/host.rs
@@ -369,6 +369,10 @@ mod imp {
         Ok(entries.into_iter().map(|e| super::fs::DirEntry { name: e.name, kind: file_kind(e.kind) }).collect())
     }
 
+    pub fn fs_plugin_dir() -> Result<String, Error> {
+        wit::fs::plugin_dir().map_err(error)
+    }
+
     pub fn fs_write_file(path: &str, text: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
         wit::fs::write_file(path, text).map_err(error)
     }
@@ -1032,8 +1036,9 @@ pub fn unsubscribe(kind: EventKind) {
 }
 
 /// Files outside the open projects, for a program the plugin integrates with
-/// or a tool installed elsewhere. Every path needs an `fs.read:<path>`
-/// (reading) or `fs.write:<path>` (writing) grant covering it; without one a
+/// or a tool installed elsewhere. Outside [`fs::plugin_dir`], paths need an
+/// `fs.read:<path>` (reading) or `fs.write:<path>` (writing) grant covering it;
+/// without one a
 /// call returns [`Error::Denied`] naming the capability the manifest has to
 /// declare. Paths are absolute, or start with `~/` for the user's home. A file
 /// inside a project is [`Project::read_file`] / [`Project::write_file`].
@@ -1041,6 +1046,14 @@ pub mod fs {
     use super::imp;
     use crate::types::{Error, FileKind, FileStat};
 
+    /// The plugin's private persistent directory (0700, owner-only ACL on
+    /// Windows), removed on uninstall. Files created here are owner-only and
+    /// need no `fs.*` grants. Suitable for editor content and large caches;
+    /// retained across idle reclaim, reload, and application restarts.
+    pub fn plugin_dir() -> Result<String, Error> {
+        imp::fs_plugin_dir()
+    }
+
     /// An entry of a directory ([`read_dir`]).
     #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
     pub struct DirEntry {
diff --git a/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/src/mock.rs b/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/src/mock.rs
index 7d2d1b50e..056b6fcac 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/src/mock.rs
+++ b/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/src/mock.rs
@@ -518,7 +518,14 @@ pub mod current {
 
     /// `fs.read:<base>` (or `fs.write:<base>`) covers `<base>` itself and what is
     /// under it: `/a` covers `/a/b` but not `/ab`.
+    const PLUGIN_DIR: &str = "/openidea/plugin-data/mock/files";
+
     fn require_fs(s: &State, kind: &str, path: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        if (path == PLUGIN_DIR || path.starts_with(&format!("{PLUGIN_DIR}/")))
+            && !path.split(['/', '\\']).any(|part| part == "..")
+        {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
         let prefix = format!("{kind}:");
         let covered = s.capabilities.iter().any(|c| match c.strip_prefix(&prefix) {
             Some(base) => {
@@ -581,7 +588,7 @@ pub mod current {
                 .filter_map(|c| c.strip_prefix(kind))
                 .any(|base| base.trim_end_matches(['/', '\\']) == dir)
         });
-        granted || has_children(s, dir)
+        dir == PLUGIN_DIR || granted || has_children(s, dir)
     }
 
     /// What a write has to get past: an `fs.write` grant, a path that is not a
@@ -899,6 +906,10 @@ pub mod current {
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn fs_plugin_dir() -> Result<String, Error> {
+        Ok(PLUGIN_DIR.to_owned())
+    }
+
     pub fn fs_read_file(path: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
         with(|s| {
             check_external(s, "fs.read", path)?;
@@ -938,7 +949,7 @@ pub mod current {
                 return Ok(FileStat { kind: FileKind::File, size: bytes.len() as u64, modified: None });
             }
             // A directory is a prefix of the files the mock holds.
-            if has_children(s, path) {
+            if path == PLUGIN_DIR || has_children(s, path) {
                 Ok(FileStat { kind: FileKind::Directory, size: 0, modified: None })
             } else {
                 Err(Error::NotFound(path.into()))
@@ -988,7 +999,7 @@ pub mod current {
                     _ => {}
                 }
             }
-            if entries.is_empty() {
+            if entries.is_empty() && path != PLUGIN_DIR {
                 return Err(Error::NotFound(path.into()));
             }
             Ok(entries.into_iter().map(|(name, kind)| crate::host::fs::DirEntry { name, kind }).collect())
@@ -1254,7 +1265,9 @@ pub mod current {
 
     pub fn open_location(path: &str, line: u32, column: u32) -> Result<(), Error> {
         with(|s| {
-            require(s, "project.read")?;
+            if require_fs(s, "fs.read", path).is_err() || !path.starts_with(PLUGIN_DIR) {
+                require(s, "project.read")?;
+            }
             s.locations.push((path.into(), line, column));
             Ok(())
         })
@@ -1751,6 +1764,24 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(mock.diagnostics()["/project/a.java"].len(), 1);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn private_directory_needs_no_filesystem_grants() {
+        let _mock = MockHost::install().with_capabilities(&[]);
+        let dir = host::fs::plugin_dir().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(host::fs::stat(&dir).unwrap().kind, FileKind::Directory);
+        assert!(host::fs::read_dir(&dir).unwrap().is_empty());
+        let file = format!("{dir}/fake.txt");
+        host::fs::write_file(&file, "fake text").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(host::fs::read_file(&file).unwrap(), "fake text");
+        host::fs::write_bytes(&file, b"fake bytes").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(host::fs::read_bytes(&file).unwrap(), b"fake bytes");
+        assert_eq!(host::fs::read_dir(&dir).unwrap()[0].name, "fake.txt");
+        for path in [format!("{dir}-other/file"), format!("{dir}/../other/file")] {
+            assert!(matches!(host::fs::read_file(&path), Err(Error::Denied(_))));
+            assert!(matches!(host::fs::write_file(&path, "x"), Err(Error::Denied(_))));
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn fs_write_needs_a_grant_of_its_own() {
         // `fs.read` does not let a plugin write.
diff --git a/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/wit/fs.wit b/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/wit/fs.wit
index 5be15207f..7cd07fd71 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/wit/fs.wit
+++ b/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/wit/fs.wit
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ package openidea:plugin@1.3.0;
 /// Files outside the open projects: the configuration of the program a
 /// plugin integrates with, a tool installed elsewhere, a licence file.
 ///
-/// A plugin's own WASI has no preopened directory, so every path here is
-/// checked against its `fs.read:<path>` (reading) or `fs.write:<path>`
+/// A plugin's own WASI has no preopened directory. Every path outside its
+/// own `plugin-dir` is checked against its `fs.read:<path>` (reading) or
+/// `fs.write:<path>`
 /// (writing; it doesn't imply reading) grants; without one covering the path a
 /// call returns `denied` naming the capability the manifest has to declare. A
 /// file inside a project is `workspace.project.read-file` / `write-file`.
@@ -13,6 +14,11 @@ interface fs {
     use types.{error};
     use workspace.{file-kind, file-stat};
 
+    /// The plugin's persistent private directory, created owner-only (0700,
+    /// owner-only ACL on Windows), removed on uninstall. Reading and writing
+    /// under it needs no fs.* grant; files created there are owner-only.
+    plugin-dir: func() -> result<string, error>;
+
     /// A text file, decoded as the editor decodes it (BOM and encoding
     /// detection), at most 16 MiB. Unsaved editor contents win, as they do
     /// for `project.read-file`.
diff --git a/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/wit/views.wit b/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/wit/views.wit
index 6fa5e51c9..92db335e7 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/wit/views.wit
+++ b/sdk/rust/openidea-plugin/wit/views.wit
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ interface views {
     /// Opens `path` (project-relative or absolute, inside the project) in an
     /// editor of the window the call came from, the caret at `line` and
     /// `column` (0-based; UTF-16 column): a view's links to code.
+    /// An absolute path inside the plugin's own fs.plugin-dir also works,
+    /// without project.read or an open project, from a command or event.
     open-location: func(path: string, line: u32, column: u32) -> result<_, error>;
 }
 
diff --git a/wit/fs.wit b/wit/fs.wit
index 5be15207f..7cd07fd71 100644
--- a/wit/fs.wit
+++ b/wit/fs.wit
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ package openidea:plugin@1.3.0;
 /// Files outside the open projects: the configuration of the program a
 /// plugin integrates with, a tool installed elsewhere, a licence file.
 ///
-/// A plugin's own WASI has no preopened directory, so every path here is
-/// checked against its `fs.read:<path>` (reading) or `fs.write:<path>`
+/// A plugin's own WASI has no preopened directory. Every path outside its
+/// own `plugin-dir` is checked against its `fs.read:<path>` (reading) or
+/// `fs.write:<path>`
 /// (writing; it doesn't imply reading) grants; without one covering the path a
 /// call returns `denied` naming the capability the manifest has to declare. A
 /// file inside a project is `workspace.project.read-file` / `write-file`.
@@ -13,6 +14,11 @@ interface fs {
     use types.{error};
     use workspace.{file-kind, file-stat};
 
+    /// The plugin's persistent private directory, created owner-only (0700,
+    /// owner-only ACL on Windows), removed on uninstall. Reading and writing
+    /// under it needs no fs.* grant; files created there are owner-only.
+    plugin-dir: func() -> result<string, error>;
+
     /// A text file, decoded as the editor decodes it (BOM and encoding
     /// detection), at most 16 MiB. Unsaved editor contents win, as they do
     /// for `project.read-file`.
diff --git a/wit/views.wit b/wit/views.wit
index 6fa5e51c9..92db335e7 100644
--- a/wit/views.wit
+++ b/wit/views.wit
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ interface views {
     /// Opens `path` (project-relative or absolute, inside the project) in an
     /// editor of the window the call came from, the caret at `line` and
     /// `column` (0-based; UTF-16 column): a view's links to code.
+    /// An absolute path inside the plugin's own fs.plugin-dir also works,
+    /// without project.read or an open project, from a command or event.
     open-location: func(path: string, line: u32, column: u32) -> result<_, error>;
 }