{"version":"2.1.300","anchor":"background-task-stopdismiss-handles-local-agents-that-are-n","canonical_anchor":"background-task-stopdismiss-handles-local-agents-that-are-n","heading":"Stopping a background agent that is not running now works in the tasks list","tier":"notice","area":"Subagents","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.300\/e\/background-task-stopdismiss-handles-local-agents-that-are-n","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.300","markdown":"### Stopping a background agent that is not running now works in the tasks list\n\nThe stop action in the background tasks list now handles some local agents that are not running, and some tasks are dismissed instead\n\n**What**\n\nThe background tasks list shows work that Claude Code is doing out of view, such as agents (helpers that carry out part of a task on their own). Pressing stop on a row for some local agents now does something, where before it had no handling for them. When a task is stopped by something other than you, and the task is in a certain state, it is now dismissed from the list.\n\n**Why**\n\nThe stop key on certain agent rows in the background tasks list now has an effect.\n\n- Area: Subagents\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}