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 v2.1.277,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
Claude Code has new on-screen messages for when a tool call's result comes back after the conversation has already moved on. If a result shows up late, you'll see a placeholder line noting that an earlier tool's result has arrived. If the assistant paused to handle a new message from you while a tool was still running, a line now reports how long that tool took to finish.
Why
This makes it clearer when results are arriving out of order, so you're not confused about why a tool's output appears after the conversation has already continued.