[BUG] Cannot change effort to anything besides Extra
Status Closed — not planned
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 2 comments · opened Jun 19, 2026 · closed Jul 31, 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?
New and existing chats are with effort EXTRA and the slider is grayed out so I cannot change it to any other effort.
What Should Happen?
I should be able to slide the effort bar to switch (Low, high, max, ultracode, etc)
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
Open a new or existing chat on Mac Desktop client
Click on effort and try to move the bar to select a different effort
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
1.14271.0
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
_No response_
This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗