No visual indicator for background processes started in a chat session
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Activity 0 comments · opened Jul 21, 2026
When Claude Code starts a background Bash process (e.g. npm run dev) during a chat session, there is no persistent visual indicator in the chat UI that the process is still running.
Expected: A status indicator — badge, status bar entry, or inline chip — showing active background processes with their PID/command, and ideally a way to kill them from the UI.
Current: Process runs silently with no visible indication. Easy to accidentally orphan dev servers across sessions without switching to a separate terminal.