TodoWrite Deprecation Notice / Claude Code v2.0.72

What

The TodoWrite tool now displays a deprecation notice recommending the new task management tools.

Details

Notice appears when using TodoWrite in team/multi-agent contexts
Recommends: TaskCreate, TaskGet, TaskUpdate, TaskList
The new tools support team collaboration, task dependencies, and persistent storage

Evidence

Uj8 at line 190520 (contains "DEPRECATED", lists TaskCreate, TaskGet, TaskUpdate, TaskList)

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

The build it came inv2.0.72

17 Dec 2025 · 18 entries, this one is #6.

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Names in this entry

toolTodoWrite
Before a usage limit cuts you off, your work can be committed to a hidden git ref with resume notes.
toolTaskCreate
Task tools now turn on via the tasks and todo-tools env vars instead of an organization denylist.
toolTaskGet
Todo and task tool calls now collapse in the transcript so bookkeeping stops crowding the conversation.
toolTaskUpdate
Task tools now turn on via the tasks and todo-tools env vars instead of an organization denylist.
toolTaskList
Task tools now turn on via the tasks and todo-tools env vars instead of an organization denylist.

Is this right?

Other releases about the same thing. Found by shared names or similar wording; neither means one caused the other.