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Definition
Background tasks in agentic AI systems refer to long-running, asynchronous work delegated to AI agents that continue processing while the user is away from the interface — common in mobile and web productivity tools.
Key Points
- Enables agentic-ai workflows that span minutes or hours without continuous user supervision
- Featured in claude-cowork mobile and web releases as a core capability (2026-07-07-anthropic-claude-cowork-mobile-web)
- Related to autonomous-agents and enterprise-workflow-automation