claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] Agents feature repeatedly spawns new PowerShell processes

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What's Wrong?

When I create several agents using the newly added claude agents command, new PowerShell instances are continuously launched in the background to query process creation times. Along with the related WMI process and the antivirus application trying to scan all of this activity, the computer becomes unusable.

Example query: "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -Command "(Get-CimInstance Win32_Process -Filter \"ProcessId=55584\").CreationDate.Ticks"

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What Should Happen?

Instead of running each query through a newly launched application, an alternative and more reasonable approach needs to be found...

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Steps to Reproduce

  • Use the newly added "claude agents" command on a Windows machine.
  • Create or start multiple agents.
  • Observe the background processes using Task Manager, Process Explorer, or a similar tool.
  • Notice that new powershell.exe processes are repeatedly launched to query process creation times.
  • Observe that these PowerShell processes trigger WMI activity and antivirus scanning.

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Is this a regression?

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Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

2.1.139

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

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