Status line JSON missing current effort level
Description
The status line JSON payload (statusLine command input) does not include the current effort level. When a user sets /effort max in a session, there is no field in the JSON that reflects this.
Current behavior
The JSON includes output_style.name which always shows "default" regardless of the current /effort setting:
{
"output_style": {"name": "default"},
...
}
No effort, effortLevel, or effort_level field exists in the payload.
Expected behavior
The status line JSON should include the current session effort level, e.g.:
{
"effort_level": "max",
...
}
This would allow status line scripts to display the active effort level without workarounds (like reading settings.json which only has the persistent value, not session overrides from /effort).
Environment
- Claude Code v2.1.97
- Windows 11
- Status line configured via
settings.json→statusLine.type: "command"
Workaround
Reading effortLevel from ~/.claude/settings.json — but this only shows the persistent setting, not session-only /effort overrides.
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