You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
WebFetchArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.311,
ImprovementsSection of the release
Unclear What sets the word limit is not stated, so it is unclear whether a user can choose it.
What
When Claude fetches a web page, Claude Code builds instructions for summarising it. Those instructions can now include a word limit. When the limit is between 50 and 5000, a line is added asking for a response under that many words.
Why
This is a way to control how long a fetched page's summary is.
How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtWhat sets the word limit is not stated, so it is unclear whether a user can choose it.
