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Orchestrate teams of Claude Code sessions Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-teams …y rules, so [`--disallowedTools`](/docs/en/cli-reference#cli-flags), `--tools`, and `--allowedTools` all apply to it. For a split-pane teammate, check each flag: * **`--disallowedTools` and `--tools`… Manage multiple agents with agent view Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-view …ags the copy wouldn't inherit, such as a replaced system prompt or a `--tools` allowlist, can't be forked; Claude Code says so instead of making a partial copy. A session dispatched from agent view fo… Claude Code changelog Claude Code CLI · in the page changelog …* Fixed split-pane agent teammates not inheriting the tool deny and `--tools` rules given on the leader's command line * Fixed sessions renamed with `/rename` appearing to other sessions under a gene… CLI reference Claude Code CLI · in the page cli-reference …ax) for pattern matching. To restrict which tools are available, use `--tools` instead. If you name one of the [task-tracking tools](/docs/en/tools-reference#task-tool-availability) here, Claude Code… Fullscreen rendering Claude Code CLI · in the page fullscreen …`--system-prompt`](/docs/en/cli-reference#cli-flags) replacement, a [`--tools`](/docs/en/cli-reference#cli-flags) allowlist, or [`--setting-sources`](/docs/en/cli-reference#cli-flags) * Deny or ask ru… Connect Claude Code to tools via MCP Claude Code CLI · in the page mcp …ToolSearch"] } } ``` If you deny `ToolSearch` or leave it out of [`--tools`](/docs/en/cli-reference#cli-flags), MCP tools load upfront instead, but a request can still carry a placeholder `defer_lo… Tools reference Claude Code CLI · in the page tools-reference …dConversation` have no effect, and neither `--disallowedTools` nor a `--tools` list can remove it. The exemption is deliberate: the tool does nothing except end the conversation, never reading or modi… Week 23 · June 1–5, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w23 …unning it immediately; press Enter to runListing `Grep` or `Glob` in `--tools` now provides the dedicated search tools on native builds with embedded search, instead of silently ignoring those names`/… Week 35 · August 24–28, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w35 …risks" ``` To give Claude one of the removed tools back, list it in `--tools` together with the other built-in tools you want, for example `--tools "Bash,Read,Edit"`. `--tools` is an allowlist, and i…