{"version":"2.1.311","anchor":"post-turn-memory-task-appears-in-task-ui-as-saving-memories","canonical_anchor":"post-turn-memory-task-appears-in-task-ui-as-saving-memories","heading":"Saving memories after a turn now shows as a background task you can stop","tier":"notice","area":"Memory","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.311\/e\/post-turn-memory-task-appears-in-task-ui-as-saving-memories","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.311","markdown":"### Saving memories after a turn now shows as a background task you can stop\n\nAfter a turn, memory saving now appears in the background task list as 'saving memories' and can be stopped like any other task\n\n**Unclear.** What decides whether this memory-saving task starts at all is not stated.\n\n**What**\n\nAfter 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.\n\n**Why**\n\nYou may now see a 'saving memories' entry among your background tasks. You can stop it if you do not want it to finish.\n\n- Area: Memory\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}