Claude Platform and Claude apps announce default effort level settings
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Claude Devs explains that effort defaults to high on Claude Platform and medium in Claude apps. xhigh is reserved for the hardest long-running agent tasks and requires measurable gains; Max is used to probe capability limits and is not recommended for everyday use.
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Official default values and applicable scenarios for each effort level are provided to help developers decide which level to use for long-running agent tasks.
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Effort defaults to high in the Claude Platform and medium in Claude apps. Save xhigh for the hardest long-running agentic work with measurable gains. Max is for finding the ceiling and not recommended for everyday use. https://t.co/07yHU05TXs