Dynamic effort selection, while possible in some other tools like OpenCode, does not exist in Claude Code.
Having dynamic effort set per conversation turn means:
- Less tokens burned on easy queries (e.g. something low /effort can do goes to xhigh because it's the convo default)
- You avoid mistakes: Prompts requiring high effort (like a refactor or security threat modeling) go to high or xhigh instead of medium to reduce likelihood of mistakes and reduce wasted tokens.
I created this out of a personal need and it's been game-changing. My Claude sessions are way more productive with less back/forth.
Give it a try and feel free to contribute!
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