Nothing to try yetTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Web SearchArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.269,
Internal ChangesSection of the release
What
The built-in web_search tool used to always run using whatever model powers the main conversation loop. It now checks a feature flag, tengu_plum_vx3, before deciding which model to use for search.
Why
This lets Claude Code potentially route web search to a different model than the main conversation, controlled server-side via the flag, rather than always tying it to the main loop's model.
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Feature flag
tengu_plum_vx3Off by default, switched on for this account
The shipped code defaults this off, and the flag server returned on for the one account this site reads on this version. That is the reading that makes the entry above worth a second look, and it still says nothing about your account.
This account: on · anonymous baseline: on · compiled default in v2.1.269: off
