{"version":"2.1.311","anchor":"review-level-guidance-maxultra-only-when-explicitly-reques","canonical_anchor":"review-level-guidance-maxultra-only-when-explicitly-reques","heading":"Claude uses the costliest review level only when asked","tier":"notice","area":"Code Review","scope":"individual","heads_up":true,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.311\/e\/review-level-guidance-maxultra-only-when-explicitly-reques","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.311","markdown":"### Claude uses the costliest review level only when asked\n\nClaude is now told to pick the max review level only when you, CLAUDE.md or a skill explicitly asks, never on its own judgment\n\n**What**\n\nThe instructions Claude follows about code reviews have changed. Claude is now told to use the max review level, or in some versions of the text the max or ultra level, only when one of these explicitly asks for it:\n\n- you\n\n- your CLAUDE.md file\n\n- a skill\n\nThe text says never to choose it on its own judgment. It gives the reason: this level costs the most and starts many reviewer subagents. A subagent is a separate helper instance of Claude that works on part of a task.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis stops Claude from spending a large review budget when nobody asked for it. If you want the deepest review, ask for it directly.\n\n- Area: Code Review\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 4\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: yes"}