Display Current Model and Add a Shortcut for Model Switching
Opus has much stricter usage limits than Sonnet. While it would be ideal to use Opus continuously, in practice, my workflow involves using Sonnet as the primary model and selectively switching to Opus only when necessary.
Currently, there's no way to know which model is active without running the /model command. This is very inconvenient, as I often realize the need to switch models while in the middle of writing a prompt. Furthermore, in plan mode, having to delete the entire prompt just to check or switch the model is also a significant inconvenience.
I believe the following features are essential:
- Always display the currently active model.
- A shortcut key to switch between models.
- Allow setting different default models for "normal mode" and "plan mode." (I understand that model selection has already been implemented for agents and slash commands).
Adding these features would be a great help in managing my usage and costs.
I hope to see these improvements as soon as possible. I am very satisfied with Claude Code, but this issue is a point of friction every time I write a prompt.
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Items 1 and 2 are included in this issue, but item 3 is not directly related (although it's obviously a necessary feature), and the remaining content is not included, so I won't close this issue.
Would love to have this as well! Primarily bullet 1-2.
Item 1 has been resolved with the statusline command. Nice.
"Opus Plan Mode" solves item 3. Thank you.
It would be really helpful to have keyboard shortcuts for quickly switching between Haiku and Sonnet. The slash command works but feels too slow when you need to toggle between models frequently during a session. A simple keybinding would make the workflow much smoother.
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This is a must feature 😭
Implemented in 2.0.65
For the still-open shortcut key request, here's a specific interaction proposal that requires no new shortcuts:
Enhance existing [Alt]+[P]:
Benefits:
This addresses the speed concern without introducing shortcut conflicts.
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