Claude Opus 4.8 defaults the effort parameter to high across all surfaces.

Default effort changed across surfaces, so Claude Code and Messages API usage now starts from high effort.

This sits at the parameter layer, making Claude Code and Messages API behavior consistent on high effort by default.

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