[BUG] Extension: cannot set Effort = AUTO
Status Closed — not planned
Reported on v2.1.72
Maintainer reply None cached
Workaround ✓ Mentioned in thread ↓
Activity 13 comments · opened Mar 10, 2026 · closed Apr 9, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
I made the mistake of clicking on "Effort" and it changed from "Auto" to now cycling between "Low/Medium/High/Max" with no way to get back to the original "Auto". This feels like a bug.
What Should Happen?
It should be able to cycle back to "Auto".
Error Messages/Logs
N/ASteps to Reproduce
- Click on "Effort" and cycle through the values.
- Issue: no way to set it to "Auto"
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.72
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Ubuntu/Debian Linux
Terminal/Shell
WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)
Additional Information
_No response_
13 Comments
Noticing the same issue here.
| | Platform Details |
| :------------------------- | :-------------------------- |
| Model | Opus 4.6 |
| Claude Code Version | 2.1.72 (Claude Code) |
| Platform | Anthropic API |
| Operating System | macOS Sequoia 15.7.3 |
| Terminal/Shell | VS Code integrated terminal |
Having the same issue
| Details | Info |
| :-| :- |
| Model | Sonnet 4.6 |
| Claude Code Version | 2.1.72 (Claude Code) |
| Platform | Anthropic API |
| Operating System | Win11 23H2 |
| Terminal/Shell | VS Code integrated terminal |
Workaround: Edit
~/.claude/settings.jsonand remove theeffortLevelentryThat sets the Effort to Medium, not Auto.
Apologies. Yes. I though I saw it flip back to auto, but it doesn't. You are correct, it goes to medium.
same issue. there is no clear UI fix, definitely a bug
For me, this worked, remove the entry from settings.json, then save the file and reload extensions if you are working on vscode extension. Also setting the entry value to auto leads it to show up as undefined in the ui.
What do you mean by "reload"? After clearing out settings.json, I've tried reloading VS Code as well as disabling/enable the extension and then reloading VS Code, but both procedures still showed Effort = Medium.
I mean ctrl shift p then developer restart extension host option or something like that. That completely restarts all extensions
And I have not tried this coz for me it worked with above fix but maybe you could download an older version of the extension instead
Removing the
effortLeveland running theDeveloper: Reload Windowcommand from commande palette returned the effort level to Auto for meI was able to fix this with this https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/33113
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