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Claude Code v2.1.290 ·

Task numbering no longer resets after a failed read

A failed or garbled read of the stored highest task number no longer counts as zero; only a missing file or entry does

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Unclear What Claude Code does when the number is unknown is not known.

What

Claude Code stores the highest task number used so far in a task list, so new tasks get fresh numbers. Before, any problem reading that number made Claude Code treat it as zero. Now:

  • A missing file or missing entry still counts as zero
  • A read error or a value that is not a number counts as unknown
Why

A brief read error no longer sends task numbering back to the start, which could have reused numbers already in use.

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The writer flagged doubtWhat Claude Code does when the number is unknown is not known.

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