[BUG] Effort level unchangeable mid conversation

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 10, 2026 by xmontex

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?

In Claude Windows Application I can no longer change effort level mid conversation. This may be related to the fact that model can no longer be changed mid conversation (as I learned this is a feature and it is documented). But now the ability to change effort level is gone as well. The chevron is greyed out and unclickable. This is undocumented and I assume this is a bug.

What Should Happen?

Model selection should be locked, but effort selection should still be available.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1) Start a conversation and ask any question
2) Model selector gets disabled and effort level selector gets disabled together with it.
3) No more way to change effort level

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.20186.0

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

_No response_

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