Allow naming/renaming background agents in `claude agents` view
Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened May 28, 2026 by RobinJDCox Closed May 28, 2026
Feature Request
Problem: Background agents in claude agents get auto-generated titles based on conversation content. There's no way to manually name or rename them, making it harder to identify agents at a glance when running several in parallel.
Proposed Solution: Allow users to assign a custom name/title to background agents, either:
- At launch time (e.g., a flag when starting a background agent)
- After the fact (e.g., a rename command from the
claude agentsview)
Current Workaround: None — you have to rely on the auto-generated title from the classifier.
Context: claude --name works for naming CLI sessions visible in /jobs, but doesn't apply to the claude agents view where background agents are listed.
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