{"version":"2.1.265","anchor":"fallback-model-no-longer-claims-to-require-print","canonical_anchor":"fallback-model-no-longer-claims-to-require-print","heading":"--fallback-model no longer claims to require --print","tier":"use","area":"Elsewhere","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.265\/e\/fallback-model-no-longer-claims-to-require-print","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.265","markdown":"### --fallback-model no longer claims to require --print\n\nThe --fallback-model CLI help no longer says it only works with --print\n\n**Unclear.** The help text change implies broader applicability but does not confirm the flag's actual behavior changed in interactive mode.\n\n**What**\n\nThe help text for the `--fallback-model` flag used to say '(only works with --print)', meaning it only applied when running Claude Code in headless mode via `--print`. That qualifier has been removed from the help output, suggesting the flag now also applies in normal interactive mode.\n\n**Why**\n\nIf `--fallback-model` now works outside `--print`, it means an automatic backup model (used when the primary model is overloaded or unavailable) can kick in during regular interactive sessions too, not just scripted\/headless runs.\n\n- Area: Elsewhere\n- Names: `--fallback-model`\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}