## Bug Description `/effort` displays the warning: > Ultracode needs dynamic workflows enabled (see /config) and an xhigh-capable model. Valid options are: low, medium, high, xhigh, max, auto ...even when: 1. Dynamic workflows are **enabled** in `/config` (shows as `true`/`on`) 2. Model is Opus 4.6 (xhigh-capable) 3. `effortLevel: "xhigh"` is persisted in `~/.claude/settings.json` Running `/config` confirms dynamic workflows = on. Running `/config dynamic workflows` outputs "Set workflows to

[Bug] /effort shows "Ultracode needs dynamic workflows enabled" even when dynamic workflows are on

Status Fixed / completed

Reported on v2.1.156

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Activity 3 comments · opened May 29, 2026 · closed May 30, 2026

Bug Description

/effort displays the warning:

Ultracode needs dynamic workflows enabled (see /config) and an xhigh-capable model. Valid options are: low, medium, high, xhigh, max, auto

...even when:

Dynamic workflows are enabled in /config (shows as true/on)
Model is Opus 4.6 (xhigh-capable)
effortLevel: "xhigh" is persisted in ~/.claude/settings.json

Running /config confirms dynamic workflows = on. Running /config dynamic workflows outputs "Set workflows to on". But /effort still shows the warning and does not activate ultracode.

Steps to Reproduce

/config → enable dynamic workflows → confirm it shows "on"
/model claude-opus-4-6
/effort → observe warning message instead of effort level options
/config dynamic workflows → confirms "Set workflows to on"

Expected Behavior

/effort should recognize that dynamic workflows are enabled and allow setting xhigh/max/ultracode effort levels.

Actual Behavior

/effort always shows the "needs dynamic workflows enabled" warning regardless of the /config setting. The gate check in /effort appears to read from a different source than where /config writes the dynamic workflows toggle.

Environment Info

Claude Code version: 2.1.156
Platform: macOS (darwin, Darwin 25.2.0)
Model: claude-opus-4-6
Settings: effortLevel: "xhigh" in ~/.claude/settings.json

Related Issues

#63468 — statusline reports "xhigh" instead of "ultra" for ultracode (adjacent but distinct: that's about statusline reporting, this is about the /effort activation gate)

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github-actions[bot] · 4 months ago

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chaoshuai-ant · 4 months ago

Thanks for the report — real bug, but the message pointed at the wrong thing.

Your dynamic workflows setting was being read fine. The actual blocker is the model: xhigh/ultracode requires Opus 4.7/4.8, and claude-opus-4-6 doesn't support xhigh. The bug was that /effort blamed the workflows toggle and still offered ultracode on models that can't run it.

Fixed in an upcoming release: the error now names the model, and ultracode is only offered on models that support it. To use ultracode today: /model claude-opus-4-7 with dynamic workflows enabled.

Closing as fixed, please reopen if you still see this in a couple of weeks.

github-actions[bot] · 2 months ago

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