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Claude Code v2.0.71 ·

Thinking Mode Toggle Hotkey

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What

New keyboard shortcut to toggle extended thinking mode on/off directly from the prompt input.

Usage

Press alt+t (or option+t on macOS) while focused on the prompt input to open the thinking toggle picker.

Details
  • Opens a dedicated picker UI showing "Enabled" and "Disabled" options
  • Displays a warning when changing mid-conversation: "Changing mid-conversation may reduce quality. For best results, set this at the start of a session."
  • Logs telemetry event tengu_thinking_toggled_hotkey for tracking usage
  • Press Enter to confirm selection, Esc to cancel
Evidence

$r2() at line 464580 (ThinkingPicker component, contains "Toggle thinking mode" and "Enable or disable thinking for this session") and HsA at line 179809 (hotkey definition, displayText: "alt+t")

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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