[DOCS] `/focus` docs still describe the activity summary as a static "one-line tool-call summary"; v2.1.198 adds subagents and folding background notifications

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Documentation Type

Incorrect/outdated documentation

Documentation Location

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/commands

Section/Topic

  • The /focus row in the "All commands" table on the commands reference

Current Documentation

The /focus row currently reads:

| /focus | Toggle the focus view, which shows only your last prompt, a one-line tool-call summary with edit diffstats, and the final response. The selection persists across sessions; set viewMode in settings to override it. Only available in fullscreen rendering |

What's Wrong or Missing?

The release notes for v2.1.198 extend what the focus view shows:

Improved focus mode: subagents launched in a turn now appear in its activity summary, and completed background notifications fold into a single count

The current description misses both pieces:

  • It does not mention that subagents launched during the turn appear in the activity summary.
  • It does not mention that completed background notifications fold into a single count rather than rendering one row per notification.

The "one-line tool-call summary with edit diffstats" wording also no longer matches the implementation: the activity summary now includes subagent entries and a folded background-notification count.

Suggested Improvement

Before:

| /focus | Toggle the focus view, which shows only your last prompt, a one-line tool-call summary with edit diffstats, and the final response. The selection persists across sessions; set viewMode in settings to override it. Only available in fullscreen rendering |

After:

| /focus | Toggle the focus view, which shows only your last prompt, an activity summary (tool-call diffstats plus any subagents launched in the turn and a single folded count for completed background notifications), and the final response. The selection persists across sessions; set viewMode in settings to override it. Only available in fullscreen rendering |

Impact

Low - Minor confusion or inconvenience

Additional Context

Related v2.1.198 change:

Improved focus mode: subagents launched in a turn now appear in its activity summary, and completed background notifications fold into a single count

The fullscreen rendering reference describes related display behavior, but the only page that documents the activity-summary contents is the /focus row on the commands reference.

Affected Pages:

| Page | Context |
|---|---|
| https://code.claude.com/docs/en/commands | /focus row in the "All commands" table |

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