Fast Mode Switching in Remote Sessions / Claude Code v2.1.119

Remote sessions now give a more specific error when trying to switch models: "Model picker shows local options in remote sessions — use /model <name> instead" and "Fast mode switching in remote sessions is coming soon — set at session creation for now".

Evidence

Remote model switching (search for "remote-model-picker-unavailable", "Fast mode switching in remote sessions")

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

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The build it came inv2.1.119

23 Apr 2026 · 35 entries, this one is #26.

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Names in this entry

slash/model
Switch the AI model and save it as your default for new sessions. For models that support it, use left/right arrows to adjust effort level. With no argument, opens a picker; press s on a row to switch for the current session only. See when Claude Code asks you to confirm the switch. Once you confirm the switch, if Claude Code asks, Claude Code applies the change without waiting for the current response to finish. Before v2.1.242, Claude Code decided from a feature flag it fetched from Anthropic whether to run the command mid-turn or queue it until the turn finished, and always queued it in a session that doesn't fetch feature flags, such as on a third-party provider. Also available in non-interactive mode (-p) with a model argument instead of the picker, where it applies to the current session only and isn't saved as your default; requires Claude Code v2.1.205 or later

Is this right?

Other releases about the same thing. Found by shared names or similar wording; neither means one caused the other.

v2.1.299 A model option list gains a fast mode switch