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Claude Code v2.1.268 ·

Background agent status now records an explicit 'template'/agentType field with a 'bg' fallback

Background agent status now stores an explicit agent-type field, defaulting to 'bg' if none is given

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KindInternal Changesin v2.1.268,
Under the hood

Background agent status now stores an explicit agent-type field, defaulting to 'bg' if none is given

What

When Claude Code saves the state of a background agent, the stored template value is now explicitly derived from the agent's agentType, falling back to the literal string "bg" if none is provided, rather than passing through whatever value the caller happened to supply.

Why

This ensures background agent records always have a consistent, well-defined type value instead of possibly storing something unexpected or missing from the caller.

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