Claude Codeconfigurationbuilt-in

/effort

Set the model effort level: low, medium, high, xhigh, max, or ultracode. Takes effect immediately without waiting for the current response.

Syntax

/effort [low|medium|high|xhigh|max|ultracode|auto]

Example

/effort max

When to use

  • Reducing cost on simple tasks with /effort low
  • Enabling deep reasoning for hard architectural problems with /effort max
  • ultracode combines xhigh reasoning with automatic workflow orchestration

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