{"version":"2.1.314","anchor":"monitor-lifetime-guidance-string-added","canonical_anchor":"monitor-lifetime-guidance-string-added","heading":"Claude's guidance on how long monitors keep running has changed","tier":"notice","area":"Monitor Tool","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.314\/e\/monitor-lifetime-guidance-string-added","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.314","markdown":"### Claude's guidance on how long monitors keep running has changed\n\nClaude is now told a monitor is reliable only while it is working, may stop minutes after its reply, and to use a foreground command to wait\n\n**What**\n\nA monitor is something Claude can leave running in the background to watch for an event. Claude Code's wording to Claude about monitors has changed. It now tells Claude:\n\n- A monitor can be counted on only while Claude is working.\n\n- A few minutes after Claude replies, the monitor is likely stopped.\n\n- Claude may hear nothing more until you write again.\n\n- To wait for something before answering, Claude should run a command in the foreground, one it waits on.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis steers Claude away from relying on a monitor to report back after it has replied.\n\n- Area: Monitor Tool\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}