Model Issue Error Messages / Claude Code v2.1.32

What

New error message when a selected model is unavailable or inaccessible.

Details

Message: "There's an issue with the selected model ([model]). It may not exist or you may not have access to it."
Suggests using --model flag or /model command to select a different model

Evidence

Model error handling (search for "There's an issue with the selected model")

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

The build it came inv2.1.32

5 Feb 2026 · 15 entries, this one is #12.

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Names in this entry

cli--model
Sets the model for the current session with a model alias such as sonnet, opus, haiku, or fable, or a model's full name. Overrides the model setting and ANTHROPIC_MODEL
slash/model
Switch the AI model and save it as your default for new sessions. For models that support it, use left/right arrows to adjust effort level. With no argument, opens a picker; press s on a row to switch for the current session only. See when Claude Code asks you to confirm the switch. Once you confirm the switch, if Claude Code asks, Claude Code applies the change without waiting for the current response to finish. 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. Also available in non-interactive mode (-p) with a model argument instead of the picker, where it applies to the current session only and isn't saved as your default; requires Claude Code v2.1.205 or later

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