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Claude Code v2.1.195

Effort Levels Now Enforced Per-Organization

What

If your organization's gateway has set a maximum effort level for a given model, /effort will silently cap selections above that limit and show an explanatory message.

Details
  • When you pick an effort level that exceeds the organization cap, Claude Code automatically uses the highest allowed level (or the model's own floor, whichever applies) and logs a message like: "Effort 'xhigh' exceeds your organization's limit for claude-sonnet-4-6; using 'high'."
  • The /effort picker displays a "Higher effort levels are restricted by your organization." notice when some effort levels are blocked.
  • The Usage: /effort [...] help text now dynamically lists only the effort levels actually available for the current model and session.
Evidence

Effort capping logic (search for "exceeds your organization's limit for", "Higher effort levels are restricted by your organization.")

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

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