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Claude Code v2.1.287 ·

Replies to background sessions are routed differently for newer workers

Replies to a background session now go straight to the session when its worker is new enough, and refusals are logged with a reason

You'll notice Improvements
JSON All of v2.1.287
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
SessionsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.287,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What

When you reply to a session running in the background, Claude Code previously read the session's state file and fell back to typing into its terminal. It now sends the reply straight to the session when the background worker's version qualifies, and logs the reason when a reply is refused. A session whose interactive prompt is waiting for input is now treated as blocked.

Why

This changes how replies reach background sessions, which should make delivery to newer workers more direct.

How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtIt is not clear which worker versions qualify for the new route.

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