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Ultrathink Keyword Deprecated

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JSON All of v2.1.8
EntryKind: in v2.1.8,
Bug FixesSection of the release
What

The ultrathink keyword no longer has any effect.

Details
  • Previous behavior: typing "ultrathink" in a message would enable extended thinking
  • New behavior: Thinking budget is now max by default for all messages
  • Users may see a tip: "Ultrathink no longer does anything. Thinking budget is now max by default."
  • The regex pattern still exists but the parsing/detection logic has been removed
Evidence

Tip at line 528403 ("ultrathink-deprecated", "Ultrathink no longer does anything. Thinking budget is now max by default.")

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

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