{"version":"2.1.70","anchor":"effort-level-new-environment-variables","canonical_anchor":"effort-level-new-environment-variables","heading":"Effort Level: New Environment Variables","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.70\/e\/effort-level-new-environment-variables","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.70","markdown":"### Effort Level: New Environment Variables\n\n- `CLAUDE_CODE_ALWAYS_ENABLE_EFFORT`: Force-enables the effort\/reasoning level selector for all models\n- `CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL`: Override the effort level (set to `\"unset\"` to disable)\n- Third-party models no longer unconditionally get effort level support; it's now checked against first-party host detection\n\n**Evidence**\n\nNew env vars (search for `\"CLAUDE_CODE_ALWAYS_ENABLE_EFFORT\"` and `\"CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL\"`)"}