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Fast mode gains a per-session opt-in check

Fast ("penguin") mode now checks a per-session opt-in before enabling, instead of only an org-wide check

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Fast ("penguin") mode now checks a per-session opt-in before enabling, instead of only an org-wide check

What

Fast mode (also called "penguin mode") now factors a sessionOptIn value into its eligibility logic instead of relying only on a bare unavailability check.

  • The fast-mode-unavailable check now only blocks the request when the user is actually trying to turn fast mode on, not when merely checking status or disabling it.
  • A new policy-settings-driven rejection path checks whether fast mode is disallowed by policy and whether it's restricted to per-session opt-in (fastModePerSessionOptIn).
  • A new environment variable, CLAUDE_CODE_SKIP_FAST_MODE_ORG_CHECK, can skip the organization-level check, and this is recorded via a reason: "preference" marker.
  • A new tengu_org_penguin_mode_fetch_refused telemetry event fires when the org status endpoint refuses the request with a specific permission error.
  • Enabling fast mode now runs an extra promotion step after swapping the main-loop model, when the session-opt-in condition is met.

Why

This lets fast mode be gated per session rather than only by a blanket organization setting, so it can be turned on or off more precisely without the request being wrongly blocked when it's only a status check.

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Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed sessions started with CLAUDE_CODE_SKIP_FAST_MODE_ORG_CHECK re-sending fast requests every turn after the API rejected fast mode; the…

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