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Effort Levels

Pullfrog supports three effort levels that control model selection and reasoning depth:

• nothink — Fast, minimal reasoning. Best for simple tasks.
• think — Balanced (default). Good for most tasks.
• max — Maximum capability. Best for complex tasks requiring deep reasoning.

The effort level can be specified via the effort input in action.yml or in the payload's effort field.

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Claude Code

Claude Code uses model selection based on effort level.

Effort	Model	Description
nothink	claude-haiku-4-5-20250929	Fast, efficient (Haiku)
think	claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929	Balanced (Sonnet)
max	claude-opus-4-5-20250929	Maximum capability (Opus)

Future direction: Anthropic's beta effort parameter (low/medium/high) could replace model selection, using Opus 4.5 for all tasks with effort controlling token spend. See Anthropic Effort Docs.

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Codex (OpenAI)

Codex uses both model selection and the modelReasoningEffort parameter from ThreadOptions.

Effort	Model	modelReasoningEffort	Description
nothink	gpt-5.1-codex-mini	"low"	Smaller model, reduced reasoning
think	gpt-5.1-codex	default	Standard model, default reasoning
max	gpt-5.1-codex-max	"high"	Largest model, maximum reasoning

Valid values for modelReasoningEffort: "minimal" | "low" | "medium" | "high"

Reference: Codex Config Reference

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Gemini

Gemini uses a combination of model selection and thinkingLevel configuration via settings.json.

Effort	Model	thinkingLevel	Description
nothink	gemini-2.5-flash	LOW	Fast model, minimal thinking
think	gemini-2.5-flash	HIGH	Fast model, deep thinking
max	gemini-2.5-pro	HIGH	Most capable model, deep thinking

The thinkingLevel is configured via:

{
  "modelConfig": {
    "generateContentConfig": {
      "thinkingConfig": {
        "thinkingLevel": "LOW"
      }
    }
  }
}

Reference: Gemini Thinking Docs

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Cursor

Cursor uses model selection via the --model CLI flag. Project-level configuration in .cursor/cli.json takes precedence if a model is specified there.

Effort	Model	Description
nothink	auto (default)	Let Cursor select optimal model
think	auto (default)	Let Cursor select optimal model
max	opus-4.5-thinking	Claude 4.5 Opus with thinking

Note: If the project has .cursor/cli.json with a model field, that model is used regardless of effort level.

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OpenCode

OpenCode does not currently have affordances for effort-level configuration. The effort parameter is ignored.

Effort	Behavior
nothink	No effect
think	No effect
max	No effect