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Claude Code v2.1.248 ·

Background command guidance rewritten so the model stops polling

Claude is told background command results come back on their own, so it stops polling.

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3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Background TasksArea: what it touches
New FeaturesKind: in v2.1.248,
What probably matters to youSection of the release
What

New instructions tell the model that a backgrounded command's result comes back on its own, "between your tool calls if you are still working, or by starting a new turn if you have already replied", with variants for when the turn ends and when the session ends. It is told to wait using one blocking foreground command rather than repeated status checks.

Details
  • A new task status shape covers working, completed, failed and cancelled, with a task id, status message, creation time and last update time.
  • Exited commands convert to completed or cancelled status with output truncated behind an [… earlier output omitted; full output: ...] header.
Evidence

between your tool calls if you are still working, or by starting a new turn if you have already replied

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

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