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Small changes to the ctrl+b hint and to switching models

The ctrl+b background hint can now be hidden, and switching models can refresh account data for some models

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What

The hint that tells you ctrl+b sends a task to the background can now be hidden. Switching to another model can now refresh the data Claude Code holds about your account, for models marked as needing that.

Why

These are small behaviour changes. In practice, the ctrl+b hint may not appear in some places, and switching to certain models may reload account details.

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The writer flagged doubtIt is not clear when the hint is hidden or which models trigger the refresh.

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