Version 0.2.117

# Claude Code v0.2.117 Changelog

A new tasks command has been added to list and manage background tasks. This allows you to:

• View all running background tasks
• Monitor task status (running, completed, or failed)
• View stdout/stderr output from tasks in real-time
• Kill running tasks

Usage:

claude tasks

The interface shows:

• Task ID, status, runtime, and command
• Live stdout output (last 5 lines)
• Live stderr output (last line)
• Exit codes for completed tasks

When executing commands that take a long time, Claude Code now presents three options:

1. Continue waiting - Keep waiting for the command to complete
2. Run in the background - Move the command to a background task
3. Kill command - Terminate the command

This prevents the CLI from being blocked by long-running processes.

The print mode has been significantly improved with new options:

Session Management:

• --continue - Continue the most recent conversation
• --resume <session-id> - Resume a specific conversation by UUID

System Prompts:

• --system-prompt <prompt> - Replace the default system prompt
• --append-system-prompt <prompt> - Append to the existing system prompt

Examples:

# Continue last conversation
claude --print --continue "What were we discussing?"

# Resume specific session
claude --print --resume 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 "Let's continue"

# Custom system prompt
claude --print --system-prompt "You are a Python expert" "Write a sorting algorithm"

Large command outputs are now intelligently truncated to prevent overwhelming the display:

• Shows the first and last portions of output
• Displays line count for truncated sections
• Format: [X lines truncated] in the middle

Added PassThrough stream support for better handling of streaming data in background tasks.

• Fixed Node.js process import to use named imports (import { cwd } from "node:process")
• Properly scoped crypto imports for UUID generation

• Removed obsolete functions (A50, FZ6) related to model override handling
• Consolidated message formatting utilities (MR5, $Z6)
• Improved task output management with dedicated truncation logic

• More efficient handling of long-running processes
• Better memory management for large command outputs
• Streamlined background task monitoring