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Claude Code v2.1.246 ·

Hosts can turn off the auto-mode handback classifier

A host can set classifyHandoff false to skip the classifier deciding whether a subagent hands control back.

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When a subagent finishes in permission mode auto, Claude Code normally runs a classifier to decide whether control hands back to you. A host or SDK integration can now set classifyHandoff: false in its config to skip that classifier entirely. It applies to both local subagents and cloud agents run with isolation: 'remote'. The guard only fires in mode auto, so nothing changes unless a host opts out.

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  • Skips are logged as a tengu_auto_mode_decision event with decision skipped_enveloped_handback, plus the handoff marker and the tool-use count.
  • With no host opt-out, the classifier runs exactly as before.
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