{"version":"2.1.247","anchor":"mcp-background-tasks-get-a-real-detail-view","canonical_anchor":"mcp-background-tasks-get-a-real-detail-view","heading":"MCP background tasks get a real detail view","tier":"notice","area":"MCP","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.247\/e\/mcp-background-tasks-get-a-real-detail-view","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.247","markdown":"### MCP background tasks get a real detail view\n\nPicking an MCP task in the background tasks dialog now shows server, tool, status and timing.\n\n**What**\n\nSelecting an MCP task in the background tasks dialog now shows a structured summary instead of falling through to a stored transcript: server, tool, status, status message, elapsed time and poll interval.\n\n**Details**\n\n- The server's own task id is shown when it differs from the local one.\n- When a task is stopped, the server-reported status is shown alongside.\n- Notes when an elicitation dialog is open and awaiting you.\n- For tasks using the `sep2663` protocol, notes that the work continues after you exit the session and the result arrives as a notification.\n- Task ids and names are stripped of control, format and variation-selector characters and truncated before display.\n- The detail screen has its own kill action and back handler; the kill call is now awaited and its errors routed to the error reporter rather than left floating.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`mcp-task-`, `runs on the server and survives exiting this session; the result arrives as a task notification`\n\n- Area: MCP\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}