{"version":"2.1.247","anchor":"finished-mcp-tasks-stay-listed-for-30-seconds","canonical_anchor":"finished-mcp-tasks-stay-listed-for-30-seconds","heading":"Finished MCP tasks stay listed for 30 seconds","tier":"notice","area":"MCP","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.247\/e\/finished-mcp-tasks-stay-listed-for-30-seconds","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.247","markdown":"### Finished MCP tasks stay listed for 30 seconds\n\nA finished MCP background task now stays listed for thirty seconds so you can read it.\n\n**What**\n\nA completed MCP background task is no longer evicted the moment it finishes; both the periodic sweep and the explicit single-task evict skip it until 30 seconds after its end time, so you can still open and read it.\n\n**Details**\n\n- The 30 second retention is unconditional in the eviction path, with no flag or setting.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`if (o.type === \"mcp_task\" && (o.endTime ?? 0) + YS > Date.now()) return r;`\n\n- Area: MCP\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}