/effort slash command persists to global ~/.claude/settings.json instead of being session-scoped
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Apr 25, 2026 by DRuiCHEN Closed Apr 29, 2026
Describe the bug
Using the /effort slash command (and the option+p effort toggle) modifies ~/.claude/settings.json globally, affecting all open and future sessions. Based on the docs, /effort should only apply to the current session.
Steps to reproduce
- Have
effortLevel: mediumset in~/.claude/settings.json - Open a project session and run
/effort low - Check
~/.claude/settings.json—effortLevelis nowlow - Open any other unrelated session — it also runs at
loweffort
To make it more obvious: open two sessions simultaneously. Change effort in one — the other session is immediately affected.
Expected behavior
/effort should be session-scoped and not persist to the global settings file.
Actual behavior
/effort writes to ~/.claude/settings.json, overriding the global setting for all sessions permanently.
Environment
- OS: macOS 25.3.0
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