feat: inject effort as soft default via CLI flags instead of env var (#104)

CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL hard-locks effort for the whole session and makes
Claude reject in-session /effort switching (incl. ultracode). Carry effort
as a dedicated payload field instead, injected at spawn as a soft default:

- regular levels (incl. max) -> claude --effort <level>
  (the settings effortLevel key is enum([low,medium,high,xhigh]) with
  .catch(undefined), so max would be silently dropped there)
- ultracode -> claude --settings '{"ultracode":true}'
  (dedicated boolean settings key, rejected by the --effort flag)

Changes:
- add effort enum field to create/quick-start/ralph-loop schemas and thread
  it through Session -> CreateSessionOptions/RespawnPaneOptions -> spawn
- buildEffortCliArgs() in session-cli-builder, shared by tmux spawn command
  and direct-PTY fallback args
- frontend: buildEnvOverrides() no longer emits CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL;
  validated effort goes into payloads via getEffortSetting()
- settings UI: add Ultracode option to the Thinking Effort dropdown
- legacy migration: Session constructor extracts CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL
  from persisted envOverrides; applyEnvOverrides() unsets the stale tmux
  session var so respawned panes are no longer locked
- tests: test/effort-injection.test.ts (13 cases)

Co-authored-by: Teigen <teigenzhang@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Tenggan Zhang
2026-06-07 04:33:11 +02:00
committed by GitHub
co-authored by Teigen
parent e3c496e1a4
commit b2f8b03b3c
15 changed files with 294 additions and 23 deletions
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@@ -22,12 +22,24 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
if (caseSettings?.agentTeams || globalSettings?.agentTeamsEnabled) {
env.CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS = '1';
}
if (globalSettings?.thinkingEffort) {
env.CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL = globalSettings.thinkingEffort;
}
// NOTE: thinkingEffort is intentionally NOT emitted as CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL —
// the env var hard-locks effort and blocks in-session /effort switching (e.g.,
// ultracode). It flows as the dedicated `effort` payload field instead, which the
// backend injects as a `--settings` soft default. See getEffortSetting().
return env;
},
/**
* Resolve the effort level for new sessions from global settings.
* Returns a valid effort string or undefined (= no override, CLI default).
* Sent as the `effort` payload field — backend turns it into `claude --settings ...`.
*/
getEffortSetting(globalSettings) {
const effort = globalSettings?.thinkingEffort;
const valid = ['low', 'medium', 'high', 'xhigh', 'max', 'ultracode'];
return valid.includes(effort) ? effort : undefined;
},
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// Quick Start
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
@@ -337,6 +349,7 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
const globalSettings = this.loadAppSettingsFromStorage();
const envOverrides = this.buildEnvOverrides(caseSettings, globalSettings);
const hasEnvOverrides = Object.keys(envOverrides).length > 0;
const effort = this.getEffortSetting(globalSettings);
const useOpus1m = caseSettings.opusContext1m || globalSettings.opusContext1mEnabled;
const modelOverride = useOpus1m ? 'opus[1m]' : '';
@@ -349,6 +362,7 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
body: JSON.stringify({
workingDir, name,
...(hasEnvOverrides ? { envOverrides } : {}),
...(effort ? { effort } : {}),
...(modelOverride !== undefined ? { modelOverride } : {}),
})
}).then(r => r.json())
@@ -538,7 +552,8 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
return;
}
// Quick-start with opencode mode (auto-allow tools by default)
// Quick-start with opencode mode (auto-allow tools by default).
// No `effort` field — it's Claude-specific (OpenCode has no /effort).
const envOverrides = this.buildEnvOverrides(this.getCaseSettings(caseName), this.loadAppSettingsFromStorage());
const res = await fetch('/api/quick-start', {
method: 'POST',