[Bug] Task/TodoWrite tool missing from tool list after account switch

Status Open
Reported on v2.1.237
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 20, 2026

Bug Description
Title: Task/TodoWrite tool missing from tool list after switching accounts

Summary:
After switching Claude accounts (deleted ~/.claude/.credentials.json to force re-login under a different account), the TodoWrite/TaskCreate/TaskUpdate/TaskList tool no longer appears in the available tool set — not just failing to render in the UI, the tool itself is absent from the tool list the model can call.

Environment:

  • Claude Code version: 2.1.237 (auto-updated today from 2.1.235, confirmed current)
  • Platform: Windows 11 Pro
  • Subscription: team
  • rateLimitTier: default_raven

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Was using Claude Code normally with the task list panel working (verified: ~/.claude/tasks/ has task data recorded across many sessions through Aug 18).
  2. Deleted .credentials.json and switched to a different account/model.
  3. Task tool no longer appears in the tool list.

Troubleshooting already done (ruled out):

  • Confirmed no local disallowedTools/plugin config in settings.json blocking it
  • Confirmed issue persists on a fully fresh session (not resumed — /resume was cancelled, started clean)
  • Confirmed client is up to date (2.1.237)
  • Account token/scopes (user:inference, user:mcp_servers, user:profile, user:sessions:claude_code, user:file_upload) look normal, nothing obviously restrictive

Expected: Task/TodoWrite tool should be available consistently regardless of which account is logged in (same plan tier).

Actual: Tool is completely absent from the tool list after the account switch.

Environment Info

  • Platform: win32
  • Terminal: windows-terminal
  • Version: 2.1.237
  • Feedback ID: b820b1c9-b5e8-47fe-a75a-dc8a76691217

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