{"version":"2.1.299","anchor":"orphan-agent-auto-resume-can-be-denied-by-a-plugin","canonical_anchor":"orphan-agent-auto-resume-can-be-denied-by-a-plugin","heading":"Plugins can stop a leftover agent from resuming automatically","tier":"notice","area":"Plugins","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.299\/e\/orphan-agent-auto-resume-can-be-denied-by-a-plugin","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.299","markdown":"### Plugins can stop a leftover agent from resuming automatically\n\nA plugin can now deny the automatic resume of a local agent left over from a previous session\n\n**What**\n\nAn agent is a separate helper Claude Code can start to work on a task in the background. When one is left over from a previous session that ended, Claude Code can resume it automatically. A plugin (an add-on that extends Claude Code) can now deny that resume.\n\n**Why**\n\nPlugin rules now also cover background agents that would otherwise pick up again on their own.\n\n- Area: Plugins\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}