{"version":"2.1.318","anchor":"background-tasks-record-startedunderusecase-subagents-recor","canonical_anchor":"background-tasks-record-startedunderusecase-subagents-recor","heading":"Background tasks and subagents record more about where they started","tier":"internal","area":"Agents","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.318\/e\/background-tasks-record-startedunderusecase-subagents-recor","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.318","markdown":"### Background tasks and subagents record more about where they started\n\nBackground tasks now record what they were started for, and subagents can record which action launched them\n\n**What**\n\nA subagent is a helper Claude starts to handle part of a job. Two records gain more detail.\n\n- Background tasks: when a reason for starting is known, the task record now stores it.\n\n- Subagents: when a check passes and the launching action is known, the subagent now records which action it was started from.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis makes it easier to trace which task or agent started which.\n\n- Area: Agents\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}