Previous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CpcDL53QFM&list=PL3rNcyAiDYK2Pd\_HgNb8E2tw4Mb0vw1f1&index=16 Next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1-EYWTWmGc&list=PL3rNcyAiDYK2Pd\_HgNb8E2tw4Mb0vw1f1&index=18 Full written series: https://devlink.sn/buildanywhere Picking Opus or Sonnet is only half the decision. Claude Code also has an effort setting that controls how much Claude thinks on each step, from low up to max. Here's what effort does, how to set it with /effort, the /model picker, or skill frontmatter, and when to turn the effort dial instead of switching models.