{"version":"2.1.268","anchor":"agent-check-output-guidance-changed-to-send-it-a-message","canonical_anchor":"agent-check-output-guidance-changed-to-send-it-a-message","heading":"Agent 'check output' guidance changed to 'send it a message'","tier":"notice","area":"Background Agents","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.268\/e\/agent-check-output-guidance-changed-to-send-it-a-message","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.268","markdown":"### Agent 'check output' guidance changed to 'send it a message'\n\nGuidance for checking a background agent's output now says to send it a message instead\n\n**What**\n\nWhen a background agent (a task Claude Code has running in the background) is still in progress, the guidance text shown changed from \"You can check its output using the [tool] tool\" to \"Send it a message with [tool] to retrieve its result.\"\n\n**Why**\n\nThis changes how Claude is told to interact with a running background agent, framing it as sending a message rather than just checking output, which should make Claude use the tool the way it's actually meant to be used.\n\n- Area: Background Agents\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 0\/5"}