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#### See a background subagent's tool calls
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249249* **Session titles**: new sessions receive AI-generated titles based on your first message.
250250* **Rename and archive**: hover over a session to reveal these actions. Rename to give it a descriptive title, or archive to move it to the **Archived sessions** group at the bottom of the list.
251* **Conversations missing with [`claudeProcessWrapper`](#extension-settings) set**: update the extension to version 2.1.304 or later. The list then includes the conversations that were missing, along with sessions that `claude -p` or the [Agent SDK](/docs/en/agent-sdk/overview) started in this workspace.
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252253If the conversation is open in another Claude Code process, such as `claude` in a terminal or another VS Code window, this notice appears in place of the prompt box:
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574575Type `/tasks` in the prompt box to open the [agent map](#use-the-prompt-box), which lists the session's background tasks, such as a dev server Claude left running as a background shell command. Click a task to open its card, where you can stop it. Requires Claude Code v2.1.277 or later.
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576577For a background shell command, or a [monitor](/docs/en/tools-reference#monitor-tool) that runs a command, the card also shows the command's latest output and refreshes it while the command runs.
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579#### See a background subagent's tool calls
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581When a subagent shows as one status line with no tool calls, type `/tasks` in the prompt box to open the [agent map](#use-the-prompt-box) and click the subagent there. The subagent is [running in the background](#the-run-in-background-action-is-missing-under-a-subagent), and its card shows its tool calls and a button that opens its transcript.
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578583## VS Code commands and shortcuts
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