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All time, since Sep 22.
Agent stops after announcing task
“Claude frequently says like "Starting on X now" and then just stops instead of doing the work it says it is going to start.”
Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.
Paste this into your agent. It files your report, with your error and version.
I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/claude-code/issues/3310/file Follow it to file my report. Show me the text before you send.
No install. No account. Public and anonymous. The link asks your agent for one report, nothing else. What it sends
Agent stops after announcing or thinking about a task. Claude says "Starting on X now" or thinks for a while, then stops without doing the work; restarts and smaller prompts don't help.
Is this your bug?
File my report- Where
- agent loop
- Versions
- 2.1.278
- Platforms
- Windows
- How bad
- Stops work: a core feature can't be used.
Original reports2, newest first
- Claude stops execution after announcing task start without completing work#96112
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