{"version":"2.1.251","anchor":"only-main-loop-sessions-hold-a-live-artifact-watch","canonical_anchor":"only-main-loop-sessions-hold-a-live-artifact-watch","heading":"Only main-loop sessions hold a live artifact watch","tier":"notice","area":"Artifacts","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.251\/e\/only-main-loop-sessions-hold-a-live-artifact-watch","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.251","markdown":"### Only main-loop sessions hold a live artifact watch\n\nOnly your main session holds a live artifact watch; subagents and background sessions do not.\n\n**What**\n\nThe artifact watch tool description now spells out that a live watch is held only by an interactive or SDK main-loop session. Publishing or calling watch from a subagent, teammate, background, or print session arms no live subscription at all.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`only an interactive or SDK main-loop session holds one \u2014 a subagent, teammate, background, or print session's publish or 'watch' arms none`\n\n- Area: Artifacts\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}