[DOCS] Agent Teams: graceful shutdown
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Activity 0 comments · opened Oct 15, 2026
Documentation Type
Incorrect/outdated documentation
Documentation Location
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-teams#shut-down-teammates
Section/Topic
Agent Teams
Current Documentation
The docs say:
To gracefully end a teammate’s session, refer to it by name. For example, with a teammate named researcher:
Ask the researcher teammate to shut down
The lead sends a shutdown request. The teammate can approve, exiting gracefully, or reject with an explanation.
What's Wrong or Missing?
First of all, the agents often reply that they cannot shutdown themselves.
I always use the TaskStop tool instead in my skills.
Also, the simple example from the docs causes this:
<img width="1341" height="317" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d517bd61-6c8f-42cc-bc30-f54064eb95ba" />
Suggested Improvement
Probably it must be fixed in the code, not in the docs.
Impact
Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand
Additional Context
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