fda-read — macOS Full Disk Access proxy

Read macOS TCC-protected files (Messages/chat.db, AddressBook, etc.) from a shell that does NOT have Full Disk Access, by delegating through Terminal.app which does.

Usage

# Copy a protected file to a readable location
fda-read <source_path> [<dest_dir>]

# Examples
fda-read ~/Library/Messages/chat.db           # → /tmp/fda-read-chat.db (+ WAL + SHM)
fda-read ~/Library/Messages/chat.db /tmp/live  # → /tmp/live/chat.db (+ WAL + SHM)

CRITICAL: SQLite WAL mode