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JUL 24, 2026 · UPDATE

Background agents ship in Claude Code

Claude Code
Coding · Anthropic · Freemium

Long-running tasks can now be handed off to cloud sandboxes and reviewed later as pull requests.

Source ↗Claude Code →

Signal context

ANTHROPIC.COM
Previous signal
MAR 04, 2026 · 5 months earlier
Launched
May 2025
Continent
Coding
Status
Active
Runs on
CLAUDE
Recent signals
5

Claude Code · Chronicle

5
AUG 28, 2026
UpdateClaude Code 2.1.251 adds model-switch hooks and live subagent streaming
AUG 11, 2026
UpdateClaude Code session transcripts land in the Compliance API
JUL 24, 2026
UpdateBackground agents ship in Claude Code
MAR 04, 2026
UpdateClaude Code SDK opens the agent loop
MAY 22, 2025
LaunchClaude Code reaches general availability

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LaunchOpenAI launches Presence, a governed platform for enterprise agents
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UpdateGemini 3.6 Flash and the 3.5 Flash family
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UpdateOpenHands 1.0 stabilizes the SDK

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Field notes

FAQ

What did Claude Code announce on JUL 24, 2026?

Long-running tasks can now be handed off to cloud sandboxes and reviewed later as pull requests.

What is Claude Code?

Anthropic's terminal-native coding agent. It reads your codebase, edits files, runs tests, and turns issues into PRs with minimal hand-holding.

Where is the official source for this announcement?

It was published by Anthropic on JUL 24, 2026 via anthropic.com, the company's official channel. AgentMaps cites the primary source for every charted signal.