Claude Code v2.1.314 · 30 Oct 2026
The effort slider can now choose an auto effort level
The /effort /effort auto when you pick it
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2 Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Effort Area: what it touches
Improvements Kind: in v2.1.314, 30 Oct 26
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Effort controls how much thinking the model puts into a reply, and /effort auto
Why
You can pick auto from the slider instead of a fixed level, when the slider shows that choice.
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slash /effort Set the effort level : low to xhigh, max, ultracodeauto; status prints it. max and ultracode are session-only; the ultracodecache warning , if Claude Code shows one, Claude Code applies the new level to the next request in that turn. Before v2.1.242, Claude Code decided from a feature flag it fetched from Anthropic whether to run the command mid-turn or queue it until the turn finished, and always queued it in a session that doesn't fetch feature flags , such as on a third-party provider . Works in -p
setting auto You can set the auto-compact window at launch with --autocompact, using auto or 100k to 1M.
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