Choosing Claude Code effort levels: staying in the loop or stepping back
A user says they use low effort much more when they want to stay in the loop, and max effort basically only when they want zero input or to find security vulnerabilities.
TLDR
A user describes choosing effort levels around how involved they want to be: low to stay in the loop, and max generally only for zero-input work or finding security vulnerabilities. They also share interactive benchmark explainers and demos they built on claude.dev. The site describes the guide as drawing on tests of three builds and a deep dive into Terminal-Bench 3.0 on Opus 5.5 and Fable 5.1.
Choosing Claude Code effort levels: staying in the loop or stepping back
A user says they use low effort much more when they want to stay in the loop, and max effort basically only when they want zero input or to find security vulnerabilities.
TLDR
A user describes choosing effort levels around how involved they want to be: low to stay in the loop, and max generally only for zero-input work or finding security vulnerabilities. They also share interactive benchmark explainers and demos they built on claude.dev. The site describes the guide as drawing on tests of three builds and a deep dive into Terminal-Bench 3.0 on Opus 5.5 and Fable 5.1.