You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
4Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Goal ModeArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.269,
What probably matters to youSection of the release
What
When you set a goal with /goal, Claude keeps working across turns until the goal is met or clears for another reason. The logic that decides what happens when a goal-driven turn is interrupted has been rewritten from a simple reason string into a structured classification covering retrying, pausing, or stopping, for cases like API errors, rate limiting, usage limits, a hook (an automated check) ending the turn, or a goal-check outcome. Each case now shows a specific message, such as "Goal paused · the API rejected the last request · send a message to continue, or run /goal clear".
Why
This makes it clearer why an autonomous goal run stopped or paused, and tells you exactly what to do next instead of leaving you to guess.
The entry above is what we published on the day. These lines were added later, as Anthropic's own pages caught up, and they sit beside the original rather than replacing it.
Added sinceA small documentation edit on Keep Claude working toward a goal touched a line naming /goal after this was published.The `/goal` command sets a completion condition and Claude keeps working toward it without you prompting each step. After each turn, a model checks whether the condition holds. If the model judges it not yet met, Claude starts another turn…goalsee the edit
Confirmed sinceAnthropic's documentation has since written up /goal, on Keep Claude working toward a goal.| `/goal` | The previous turn finishes, or, in an interactive session, an [idle check-in](#background-work-defers-evaluation) or an [automatic retry](#other-errors-retry-or-pause-the-goal) comes due | A model confirms the condition is met …goalsee the edit
How sure we are
Two sources agreeTwo things we can check say the same as this entry.
Anthropic's documentation agreesAnthropic's documentation has since written up /goal, on Keep Claude working toward a goal.
Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed /goal runs silently stalling after API errors, network drops, or token limits: the goal now retries with backoff, or pauses and says…
