{"version":"2.1.321","anchor":"locally-moved-agents-may-count-as-background-agents","canonical_anchor":"locally-moved-agents-may-count-as-background-agents","heading":"Agents moved to the background can be counted as background agents","tier":"internal","area":"Agents","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.321\/e\/locally-moved-agents-may-count-as-background-agents","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.321","markdown":"### Agents moved to the background can be counted as background agents\n\nBehind a switch, an agent you move to the background can now be marked and counted as a background agent\n\n**What**\n\nAn agent here is a helper that Claude Code runs on a separate task. When you move one that was running locally into the background, Claude Code can now mark it as a background agent. This happens behind a switch.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis changes how background agents are counted.\n\n- Area: Agents\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}