[BUG] desktop app logs internal api response instead of showing useful ui trace

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

<img width="305" height="561" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ec0a6517-7ceb-4ee5-941b-7c8783b9d495" />

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/26f40974-dc96-47c0-9752-df9f553156c9

What Should Happen?

Should consistently show the proper trace for stopped and running tasks in the app

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start a task that has a background task in it
2. Click view transcript on that background task either while it is running or when it has finished

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.2553.13

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

Im using the Desktop app