You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Background TasksArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.271,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
When a background bash task or monitor is still running, Claude Code's reminder now distinguishes between a 'Background monitor' and a 'Background shell,' shows the running command on one line, and tells the model not to restart the task but to stop it first if a restart is needed. When available, it also points to where the task's output can be read via outputFilePath.
Why
This makes it clearer, when a long-running background task is still active, what kind of task it is, how to find its output, and how to properly restart it instead of accidentally starting a duplicate.
