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Claude Code v2.1.301 ·

Background sessions get a second way to build their instructions

The instructions Claude Code gives a background session can now be built a second way, while the default text stays the same

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JSON All of v2.1.301
Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
SessionsArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.301,
Internal ChangesSection of the release

Unclear Nothing was seen choosing the second version, so whether any background session uses it yet is not known.

What

A background session is a Claude Code session that runs while you do something else. Claude Code gives it a set of instructions, under the heading "# Background Session". That text can now be put together in a second way, which uses its own separate text about keeping work isolated. The default way still produces the same text as before.

Why

Nothing changes in the default instructions. The second version is a different mode for background sessions.

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 doubtNothing was seen choosing the second version, so whether any background session uses it yet is not known.

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