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Claude Code v2.1.251 ·

Backgrounded bash tasks record a new reason: delivering a message

A bash command can be backgrounded specifically to deliver a message, tracked as its own reason.

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Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
BashArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.251,
Internal ChangesSection of the release
What

A bash command can now be moved to the background specifically so a message can be delivered, alongside the existing reasons of user request, turn abort and timeout. The acknowledgement telemetry reports this as its own trigger value.

Evidence

backgroundedToDeliverMessage

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

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