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Claude Code settings.json Fix

Fix the common settings.json mistakes that quietly break Claude Code behavior.

Published April 2026

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In early 2026 Anthropic silently changed two defaults: adaptive thinking was introduced and the effort level dropped from high to medium for Pro and Max subscribers. The result was Claude skimming files instead of reading them, rewriting whole files instead of targeted edits, and stopping tasks early. Five settings fix it in 30 seconds.

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