`--bg` feature gate disabled on Windows, enabled on macOS for same account + version
claude --bg works on macOS but fails on Windows with the same Anthropic account and same Claude Code version. Suggests platform-gated rollout or a Windows-specific flag-fetch bug.
Feedback ID: 412130e2-80b8-4453-8726-e2010c2e4973
Environment
- Claude Code: 2.1.139 (same on both machines)
- Account: same Anthropic account on both
- macOS: works
- Windows: 11 Home, PowerShell 7.6.1
Repro
claude --bg
claude agents
Expected: launches in background mode (as on macOS).
Actual (Windows only):
'--bg' is not enabled. If this is unexpected, retry in a moment.
claude agents currently returns the old agents on windows:
<img width="547" height="878" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/91232a9a-d181-40e0-8d03-9033f76030ed" />
Retrying does not help. claude itself work fine, so the CLI is otherwise healthy.
/goals is working (another feature that was implemented in this version)
something specific to the agents feature for windows.
Rules out
- Account mismatch — same account on both
- Version mismatch — same version on both
- Transient flag fetch — retry doesn't resolve it
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