You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Terminal UIArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.271,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
When Claude Code retries something, it can now show a status message reading "picking the thought back up", optionally with the current attempt number and the total limit, like "picking the thought back up (2 of 3)".
Why
This gives visibility into automatic retries in progress, so a pause during a retry reads as expected activity rather than as Claude Code being stuck.
How sure we are
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's release notes agreeImproved the spinner status during long thinking: it now reads "deep in thought" after 45s, and shows "picking the thought back up" while…
