You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
EffortArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.267,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
A new turnEffort value, derived from the active permission layers, now feeds into the effort-resolution logic used across compaction, the /effort command's output, the ${CLAUDE_EFFORT} prompt template substitution, and agent session metadata, alongside the existing model default and any explicit override.
The effort-resolution function gained a turnEffort option that, when the model has a defined capability lookup, takes priority in choosing the effective effort level, and it now also affects the effort suffix text shown to users (e.g. "with X effort").
Subagent (Task) tool calls now pass their own turnEffort, computed from the subagent's permission layers, into the permission checks used for command-execution and model resolution.
Why
Allows the effort level to vary within a session based on context, such as which permission layer is active for a given turn or subagent, rather than being fixed for the whole session.