Claude Code adds MCP tasks support, turning long-running calls into async background tasks
dsp_ · x · 2026-10-23
Announced at AGNTCon + MCPCon by @dsp: Claude Code now supports MCP tasks. Long-running MCP operations like running a full test suite or building images become background tasks with a taskId and polling (1000ms interval), so the agent session isn't blocked. Demo shown on v2.1.306; support across other major MCP clients is expected to follow.
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