[BUG] Status bar: background agents indicator moved before permission mode text
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
Since a recent update (noticed around v2.1.80-2.1.81), the "currently running background agents" indicator in the status bar now appears before the "bypass permissions on" text.
Previously the order was:
[bypass permissions on] [running background agents|bash|shell etc...]
Now it's:
[running background agents...] [bypass permissions on]
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What Should Happen?
[bypass permissions on] [running background agents|bash|shell etc...]
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
Open claude code in bypass permissions or switch to any other non empty mode and ask it "start a subagent in bg that will wait 10s" or ask it for a command to trigger background thing.
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
recent change, probably connected to change from bash to shell and agents to "local agents"
Claude Code Version
2.1.81
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Other Linux
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
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