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Agent SDK reference - Python Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-sdk/python …[moves a long MCP tool call to the background](/docs/en/mcp#automatic-backgrounding-of-long-tool-calls), the tool result for that call holds only a placeholder and the call's real result arrives in th… Manage multiple agents with agent view Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-view …art. Press `Esc` to return to your shell; if you opened agent view by backgrounding a session with `←`, `Esc` returns to that conversation instead. Your sessions keep running while you're away and rea… Claude Code changelog Claude Code CLI · in the page changelog …epeated clicks on a `/fork` receipt, each under a second apart, never backgrounding the session right away while it waited for the current tool to finish * Fixed plugin LSP servers that reject `shut… Environment variables Claude Code CLI · in the page env-vars …ASKS` | Set to `1` to force-enable automatic backgrounding of long-running agent tasks. When enabled, subagents are moved to the background after running for approximately two… Hooks reference Claude Code CLI · in the page hooks …hen the agent moved to the background, so a swap that happened before backgrounding is reflected there. `modelsUsed` and the backgrounding-time `resolvedModel` behavior require Claude Code v2.1.212 or… Interactive mode Claude Code CLI · in the page interactive-mode …ou to continue working while long-running processes execute. ### How backgrounding works When Claude Code runs a command in the background, it runs the command asynchronously and immediately returns… Connect Claude Code to tools via MCP Claude Code CLI · in the page mcp …uns past two minutes moves to a background task first. See [Automatic backgrounding of long tool calls](#automatic-backgrounding-of-long-tool-calls). ### Automatic backgrounding of long tool calls A… Run prompts on a schedule Claude Code CLI · in the page scheduled-tasks …Closing the terminal or letting the session exit stops them firing. [Backgrounding the session](/docs/en/agent-view#from-inside-a-session) carries `/loop` tasks over to a background session, which ke… Extend Claude with skills Claude Code CLI · in the page skills …adjust each boundary. The PowerShell tool applies the same timeout, backgrounding, and output-ceiling behavior to the commands it runs. See the [PowerShell tool](/docs/en/tools-reference#powershell-… Create custom subagents Claude Code CLI · in the page sub-agents …nds) [running past the end of its turn](/docs/en/interactive-mode#how-backgrounding-works). When that command ends, Claude Code sends the subagent a notification. A background subagent's results reac… Tools reference Claude Code CLI · in the page tools-reference …SABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS=1`](/docs/en/env-vars#variables) disables auto-backgrounding along with the rest of the background task functionality. The result of a command moved to the background states wh…