Availability:built-in
Thread-local dynamic predicates are intended for maintaining thread-specific state or intermediate results of a computation.
It is not recommended to put clauses for a thread-local predicate into a file, as in the example below, because the clause is only visible from the thread that loaded the source file. All other threads start with an empty clause list.
:- thread_local foo/1. foo(gnat).
DISCLAIMER Whether or not this declaration is appropriate in the sense of the proper mechanism to reach the goal is still debated. If you have strong feelings in favour or against, please share them in the SWI-Prolog mailing list.