Claude Code v2.1.228 ·
Model selection forwarded on restart-in-place
Your selected model is passed along whenever Claude Code re-executes itself.
Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ModelsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.228,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
The argument list Claude Code builds when it re-executes itself now carries the session's selected model, sent as default when nothing is selected.
Details
- Same path as the update relaunch ("Switching from ... to latest… conversation will continue") and
/tui renderer switching. - Skipped entirely on
mantle environments and when the selection matches the configured fallback model.
Evidence
...(s !== void 0 ? ["--model", s] : []),
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed /tui reverting the session to an earlier model when /model had been changed since the last response
See this entry in the whole of v2.1.228 →
