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Background task list shows which kind of subagent each task is

The background task picker now shows a task's subagent type when it differs from the default agent type

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What

In the list for picking a background task, the smaller description line now shows the subagent type when it is not the default agent type. A subagent is a helper agent Claude starts to handle part of a task. Before, that line always showed the task's type with the local_ prefix removed.

Why

You can now tell which kind of subagent each background task is.

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