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Claude Code v2.1.311 ·

Saving memories after a turn now shows as a background task you can stop

After a turn, memory saving now appears in the background task list as 'saving memories' and can be stopped like any other task

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What

After Claude finishes a turn, it may save memories, which are notes it keeps for later sessions. This saving now runs as its own background task. A background task is work Claude Code does while you carry on. It appears in the task list labelled 'saving memories', and you can stop it like other background tasks.

Why

You may now see a 'saving memories' entry among your background tasks. You can stop it if you do not want it to finish.

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