[DOCS] Agent view dispatch input docs incorrectly imply `/logout` dispatches as a prompt
Documentation Type
Incorrect/outdated documentation
Documentation Location
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-view
Section/Topic
"Dispatch new agents" > "From agent view" input behavior for native slash commands, especially /logout.
Current Documentation
The Agent View page currently describes the input as a background-session dispatch prompt:
Type a prompt in the input at the bottom of agent view and press Enter to start a new background session.
It then describes slash-command input this way:
/<command> | Suggest skills and commands to dispatch as the prompt
The command reference separately documents /logout as an auth command:
/logout | Sign out from your Anthropic account
The authentication page also says:
To log out and re-authenticate, type /logout at the Claude Code prompt.
What's Wrong or Missing?
Claude Code v2.1.154 changed claude agents so /logout signs the user out instead of being sent to a background session.
The current Agent View docs do not describe that exception. As written, the /<command> row says commands are suggested "to dispatch as the prompt," which implies /logout in the agent-view input can be treated as a task prompt and sent to a new background session. That contradicts the current auth behavior for /logout, where the command should act on the user's Claude Code authentication state.
This matters because /logout is not a normal task command. Users who type it in claude agents are trying to sign out, not launch a background session whose prompt happens to be /logout.
Suggested Improvement
Update the Agent View input table to distinguish commands that execute in agent view from commands or skills that can seed a dispatched prompt.
For example, revise the /<command> row or add a short note after the table:
Some native commands execute directly from the agent-view input instead of becoming a background-session prompt. For example, /logout signs you out of Claude Code. Commands and skills intended as workflows can still be selected from the command menu to dispatch a new session.
If only a small set of native commands execute directly in agent view, list that set explicitly so users can predict whether pressing Enter signs out, opens a local UI, or starts a background session.
Impact
Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand
Additional Context
Affected Pages:
| Page | Line(s) | Context |
|------|---------|---------|
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/agent-view | 235-246 | Describes the agent-view input as dispatching prompts and says /<command> suggests commands to dispatch as the prompt |
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/commands | 87-88 | Documents /logout as "Sign out from your Anthropic account" |
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/authentication | 26 | Tells users to type /logout to log out and re-authenticate |
Total scope: 3 pages affected
Version context: Claude Code v2.1.154 release entry: "claude agents: /logout now signs you out instead of being sent to a background session."
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