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Claude Code v2.1.292 ·

Background task handling now depends on a new switch

How Claude Code shows, counts and clears background agent tasks now depends on a new switch

Under the hood Internal Changes
JSON All of v2.1.292
Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Background TasksArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.292,
Internal ChangesSection of the release

Unclear What this switch is, what it falls back to, and whether it is on for anyone is not known.

What

Several parts of how Claude Code handles tasks now depend on a new switch:

  • removing finished tasks
  • deciding which tasks count as running in the background
  • showing task notifications

With it, agents that are running or waiting but not in the background, and finished agents kept alive for an unusual reason, are handled differently.

Why

This is likely to change how foreground and background agent tasks are shown or cleared.

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 doubtWhat this switch is, what it falls back to, and whether it is on for anyone is not known.

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