Claude

Claude Code is an independent agent on PATH (claude), sharing this working tree and already authenticated. Use it as a second opinion or delegated worker, not as ground truth: verify its claims, own any changes, and keep its task contract narrow.

Defaults

Use claude -p --model opus --effort high unless the user or task calls for a different model or thinking level.

• Model: accept aliases such as opus, sonnet, or fable, or a full model name. Default opus.
• Thinking level: pass Claude Code's --effort flag. Valid levels are low, medium, high, xhigh, and max. Default high.
• Cost guard: for exploratory asks, add --max-budget-usd <amount> when the user gives a budget or the task is likely to sprawl.