Models
clue starts with claude-opus-5-5 at medium effort.
| Where | Model | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| For one run | --model <id> |
--effort <level> |
| In a session | /model <id> |
/effort <level> |
| As your default | model in settings.json |
effort in settings.json |
Short names work too:
clue --model sonnetInside clue, /model lists the known models. Effort levels are low, medium, high, xhigh and max. Lower effort means shorter thinking and a sooner first token.
Changing the model mid-session starts a fresh cache for the rest of that session.