{"version":"2.1.271","anchor":"new-retry-attempt-status-text-picking-the-thought-back-up","canonical_anchor":"new-retry-attempt-status-text-picking-the-thought-back-up","heading":"New retry-attempt status text: 'picking the thought back up'","tier":"notice","area":"Terminal UI","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.271\/e\/new-retry-attempt-status-text-picking-the-thought-back-up","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.271","markdown":"### New retry-attempt status text: 'picking the thought back up'\n\nRetry attempts now show status text like 'picking the thought back up (2 of 3)'\n\n**What**\n\nWhen 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)\".\n\n**Why**\n\nThis gives visibility into automatic retries in progress, so a pause during a retry reads as expected activity rather than as Claude Code being stuck.\n\n- Area: Terminal UI\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}