{"version":"2.1.271","anchor":"workflow-size-guideline-default-now-varies-by-account-plan","canonical_anchor":"workflow-size-guideline-default-now-varies-by-account-plan","heading":"Workflow size guideline default now varies by account plan","tier":"notice","area":"Workflows","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.271\/e\/workflow-size-guideline-default-now-varies-by-account-plan","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.271","markdown":"### Workflow size guideline default now varies by account plan\n\nThe default workflow-size guideline is now stricter and varies by account plan\n\n**What**\n\nClaude Code's guidance for how many agents a dynamic workflow should use has changed:\n\n- The \"medium\" tier now aims for fewer than 10 agents, down from fewer than 15.\n\n- The unset default is now \"medium\" in general, but \"small\" (fewer than 5 agents) specifically on Pro plans.\n\n- The `Workflow` tool's internal prompt text and the `workflowSizeGuideline` setting both now factor in whether the account is on the Pro tier when computing this default.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis keeps workflows smaller and cheaper by default, especially for accounts on the Pro plan, where a lighter guideline is now applied automatically instead of a flat medium default for everyone.\n\n- Area: Workflows\n- Names: `workflowSizeGuideline`\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}