What probably matters to youSection of the release
What
The /config setting switchModelsOnFlag (whether Claude Code automatically switches to a fallback model when the current model refuses/flags a request) is now an explicit enum of 'switch automatically' or 'ask each time', rather than a plain boolean, though it still accepts true/false/on/off/yes/no from the CLI or config files.
When a model refuses or flags a request and Claude Code wants to switch to a fallback model, it can now ask interactively with a question like "Switch to ... and keep going whenever this happens?", offering to switch automatically or pause, and remembers the choice.
Why
This gives users more explicit control over automatic model fallback on refusal, letting them decide in the moment (and remember the choice) rather than relying on a single fixed setting.