{"version":"2.1.271","anchor":"background-bashmonitor-tasks-get-a-distinct-still-running","canonical_anchor":"background-bashmonitor-tasks-get-a-distinct-still-running","heading":"Background bash\/monitor tasks get a distinct 'still running' reminder with restart guidance and output path","tier":"notice","area":"Background Tasks","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.271\/e\/background-bashmonitor-tasks-get-a-distinct-still-running","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.271","markdown":"### Background bash\/monitor tasks get a distinct 'still running' reminder with restart guidance and output path\n\nBackground shell\/monitor task reminders now show clearer restart guidance and output location\n\n**What**\n\nWhen 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`.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis 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.\n\n- Area: Background Tasks\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}