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Task/Agent tool now always runs in background

The Task/Agent tool now always runs subagents in the background, ignoring the caller's setting

TierYou'll noticehow much it should matter to you
Useful2my rating, 1 to 5
Signal2worth watching, 1 to 5
AreaSubagentswhat it touches
KindImprovementsin v2.1.269,
You'll notice

The Task/Agent tool now always runs subagents in the background, ignoring the caller's setting

What

When Claude Code builds the request to launch a subagent through the Task/Agent tool, it now always marks the run as run_in_background: true, no matter what the caller actually asked for. Previously this reflected the caller's own choice.

Why

This means subagent tasks will now consistently run in the background rather than blocking on the caller's requested setting, which changes how and when their results are surfaced back.

How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtThe finding does not say whether callers can still request foreground execution through any other path, or what user-visible effect this…

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