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Claude Code v2.1.318 ·

Some tools can move themselves to the background after two minutes

A tool can now start the two-minute move to the background on its own, without CLAUDE_AUTO_BACKGROUND_TASKS being set

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Unclear Which tools start the timer themselves.

What

Claude Code can move long-running work to the background after about two minutes (120000 milliseconds), so Claude's turn carries on. Before, this timer was only started when CLAUDE_AUTO_BACKGROUND_TASKS was set. A tool can now also start it itself.

Why

Some commands may now move to the background after two minutes even when you have not set CLAUDE_AUTO_BACKGROUND_TASKS.

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The writer flagged doubtWhich tools start the timer themselves.

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