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Claude Code v2.1.265 ·

Model switch failures are now surfaced to the user

Claude Code now tells you when switching models fails instead of failing silently

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KindImprovementsin v2.1.265,
You'll notice

Claude Code now tells you when switching models fails instead of failing silently

What

If you switch models (for example with a model-switch command) and the switch does not succeed, Claude Code now shows a 'Model switch failed' message. Previously this kind of failure was not surfaced at all.

Why

Before this change, a failed model switch could leave you unsure whether you were talking to the model you asked for. Now you get a clear signal when the switch didn't go through.

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