{"version":"2.1.309","anchor":"exit-interstitials-background-items-now-account-for-mcp-cli","canonical_anchor":"exit-interstitials-background-items-now-account-for-mcp-cli","heading":"Exit screen now counts MCP connections among background items","tier":"notice","area":"Terminal UI","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.309\/e\/exit-interstitials-background-items-now-account-for-mcp-cli","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.309","markdown":"### Exit screen now counts MCP connections among background items\n\nThe screen shown when you exit Claude Code now counts MCP connections, not only tasks, when it lists what is still in the background\n\n**What**\n\nWhen you exit, Claude Code can show a screen listing things still running in the background. That list used to be built from tasks only. It is now built from tasks and MCP clients. MCP (Model Context Protocol) clients are Claude Code's connections to outside servers that give Claude extra tools.\n\n**Why**\n\nThe exit screen may now warn you about MCP items that are still running, as well as tasks.\n\n- Area: Terminal UI\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}