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Claude Code /clear No Longer Kills Commands Running for Background Agents and Teammates

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Claude Code 2.1.319 fixes /clear killing running commands of background agents, teammates and workflows that are meant to keep running, along with their foreground subagents. The release also fixes "Send now" on a waiting message in cloud sessions ending running background agents, and background tasks disappearing from the task list on Claude Code on the web after /clear.

Key Takeaways

  • /clear no longer kills the running commands of background agents, teammates and workflows.
  • It also no longer kills the foreground subagents of background agents and teammates.
  • In cloud sessions, "Send now" no longer ends running background agents.
  • Surviving background tasks now stay in the task list on Claude Code on the web.
  • It shipped in 2.1.319.

The fix

Background agents, teammates and workflows are meant to keep running when the user clears the conversation. Before 2.1.319, /clear killed their running commands, and also killed the foreground subagents of background agents and teammates. In 2.1.319 they keep running.

Related cloud-session fixes

  • Using "Send now" on a waiting message in cloud sessions used to end running background agents. They now keep running.
  • Background tasks that keep running after /clear used to disappear from the task list in Claude Code on the web until another task started or ended. They now stay listed.