workflowSizeGuideline
A Claude Code settings key, read out of the shipped bundle. It has been in the build since v2.1.219, including the newest one read.
What it is
Set the agent count Claude aims for in [dynamic workflows](/docs/en/workflows)
Anthropic's own wording. Read off Claude Code settings reference, captured 2026-08-28.
Presence across releases
| Releases | Reading | Declared type | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1.245 – 2.1.251 6 releases | never mined | — | — |
| 2.1.219 – 2.1.243 24 releases | in the build | — | — |
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Changelog entries naming it
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v2.1.219Workflow size guideline now defaults to medium instead of unrestricted
Without configuration, sessions now advise fewer than 15 agents per workflow; change it in /config.
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v2.1.219New setting: workflowSizeGuideline
Cap how big Claude's dynamic workflows get with a new workflowSizeGuideline setting.
named in this entry
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v2.1.219"Dynamic workflow size" hidden when a policy pins it
The workflow size setting disappears from config when your organization has already fixed it.
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Documentation pages
- Claude Code settings reference reference table Claude Code CLI
- Claude Code settings reference table Claude Code CLI
- Claude Code changelog mentions it Claude Code CLI
- Orchestrate subagents at scale with dynamic workflows mentions it Claude Code CLI
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Read out of the published npm bundle release by release, and out of Anthropic's own documentation as this site captured it. Nothing on this page is a description anybody here wrote about what the settings key does. All settings keys.