[BUG] Agent Teams sub-agents persist in UI after completion; sub-agent detail buttons unresponsive in Claude Desktop
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 21, 2026 by steve-ham Closed May 25, 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?
When using Agent Teams in Claude Code, sub-agents that have finished their work do not disappear from the UI, and the controls for inspecting a sub-agent's work are often unresponsive. As a result, there is no visibility into what each sub-agent did or is currently doing.
Specifically:
- Completed sub-agents continue to appear in the UI as if still active.
- Clicking on a sub-agent's entry/button frequently does nothing — no panel opens, no transcript appears.
- UI clutter accumulates over a session with multiple Agent Teams runs.
What Should Happen?
- Completed sub-agents should be cleared from (or clearly marked as finished in) the UI once their work is done.
- Buttons/entries for each sub-agent should reliably open a view showing that sub-agent's progress, tool calls, and output.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Claude Code inside the Claude Desktop app.
- Start a task that spawns multiple sub-agents via Agent Teams.
- Wait for the sub-agents to finish their tasks.
- Try to click the buttons/entries for individual sub-agents to view their work.
Observed: completed sub-agents remain in the UI; clicks on their entries are often unresponsive, so the sub-agent transcripts cannot be opened.
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
No, this never worked
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.146 (Claude Code)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
_No response_
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