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>
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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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@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ const safeEnvOverridesSchema = z
}
);
// ========== Effort Level ==========
/**
* Claude CLI effort level for new sessions. Injected as a `--settings` soft default
* (NOT the CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL env var, which would hard-lock the session and
* block in-session `/effort` switching). `ultracode` enables dynamic workflow orchestration.
*/
const effortLevelSchema = z.enum(['low', 'medium', 'high', 'xhigh', 'max', 'ultracode']).optional();
// ========== Session Routes ==========
/**
@@ -124,6 +133,8 @@ export const CreateSessionSchema = z.object({
mode: z.enum(['claude', 'shell', 'opencode']).optional(),
name: z.string().max(100).optional(),
envOverrides: safeEnvOverridesSchema,
/** Claude CLI effort level (soft default via --settings, switchable in-session via /effort) */
effort: effortLevelSchema,
/** Model override to write to .claude/settings.local.json (e.g., "opus[1m]"). Empty string clears. */
modelOverride: z.string().max(50).optional(),
openCodeConfig: OpenCodeConfigSchema,
@@ -179,6 +190,8 @@ export const QuickStartSchema = z.object({
mode: z.enum(['claude', 'shell', 'opencode']).optional(),
openCodeConfig: OpenCodeConfigSchema,
envOverrides: safeEnvOverridesSchema,
/** Claude CLI effort level (soft default via --settings, switchable in-session via /effort) */
effort: effortLevelSchema,
});
// ========== Hook Events ==========
@@ -543,6 +556,8 @@ export const RalphLoopStartSchema = z.object({
maxIterations: z.number().int().min(0).max(1000).nullable().default(10),
enableRespawn: z.boolean().default(false),
envOverrides: safeEnvOverridesSchema,
/** Claude CLI effort level (soft default via --settings, switchable in-session via /effort) */
effort: effortLevelSchema,
planItems: z
.array(
z.object({