{"version":"2.1.265","anchor":"model-switch-failures-are-now-surfaced-to-the-user","canonical_anchor":"model-switch-failures-are-now-surfaced-to-the-user","heading":"Model switch failures are now surfaced to the user","tier":"notice","area":"Models","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.265\/e\/model-switch-failures-are-now-surfaced-to-the-user","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.265","markdown":"### Model switch failures are now surfaced to the user\n\nClaude Code now tells you when switching models fails instead of failing silently\n\n**What**\n\nIf 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.\n\n**Why**\n\nBefore 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.\n\n- Area: Models\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}