[BUG] Completed background shell acts as a confirmation to an ongoing task plan
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 17, 2026 by AbdelkaderBah Closed Apr 17, 2026
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?
I was discussing with Claude an implementation of a new feature, there was a background shell that finished and caused claude to automatically conclude the conversion and work on the feature
What Should Happen?
Claude should give an update and wait on my confirmation
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Assign a task to claude that produces a long-running shell command
- Send the long-running command to background
- Discuss something else (maybe not relative)
- Ask claude to not write anything just yet.
- Wait for the long-running command to finish
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.113
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
I was running claude on auto mode
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