{"version":"2.1.321","anchor":"effort-step-keys-show-a-stepped-from-hint","canonical_anchor":"effort-step-keys-show-a-stepped-from-hint","heading":"A hint appears when stepping effort with keys leaves a different level in effect","tier":"notice","area":"Effort","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.321\/e\/effort-step-keys-show-a-stepped-from-hint","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.321","markdown":"### A hint appears when stepping effort with keys leaves a different level in effect\n\nChanging effort with the keyboard now shows a dim hint in the prompt box when the level in effect differs from the session's\n\n**What**\n\nEffort is how much thinking Claude puts into a reply. When you step it up or down with keybindings, Claude Code now remembers which level you stepped from. A dim hint appears in the prompt box when the session's effort differs from the level actually in effect.\n\n**Why**\n\nThe hint tells you when the effort you picked is not the one being used.\n\n- Area: Effort\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}