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Model picker names both models when a session override is in place

The model picker now names both your session model and configured model when they differ.

You'll notice Improvements
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You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ModelsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.238,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What

When you have a session-scoped model on top of a different configured one, the picker now names both and says the pick replaces both, instead of saying the session model will be undone. Models not otherwise in the list appear as extra entries labelled "Current model" and "Base model".

Details
  • The effort you choose in the picker is now applied as the session's effort rather than written to effortLevel in your user settings, so it does not outlive the session.
  • The notice is built at runtime around the two model names; the fixed part is "). Selecting a model here replaces both."
Evidence

). Selecting a model here replaces both.

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

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