We increased rate limits for all subscribers, so you shouldn’t feel the increased token consumption
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Service scaling challenges amid rapid user growth
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Our services have been strained by rapid user growth. It’s mostly stuff like scaling up databases, dealing with more contention, etc. We’re continuing to work around the clock to scale everything up — thanks for bearing with us!
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Opus 4.7 Claude Code Latest Update Performance
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For those not seeing the increase, make sure you're using Opus 4.7 with the latest Claude Code
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Configure Opus 4.7 Effort Level for Adaptive Thinking
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5/ Configure your effort level
— Boris Cherny (@bcherny) 16 avril 2026
Opus 4.7 uses adaptive thinking instead of thinking budgets. To tune the model to think more/less, we recommend tuning effort.
Use lower effort for faster responses and lower token usage. Use higher effort for the most intelligence and capability.… pic.twitter.com/h2gY3yQEeK5/ Configure your effort level Opus 4.7 uses adaptive thinking instead of thinking budgets. To tune the model to think more/less, we recommend tuning effort. Use lower effort for faster responses and lower token usage. Use higher effort for the most intelligence and capability.
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Verify Claude’s Work to Maximize AI Output
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6/ Give Claude a way to verify its work Finally, make sure Claude has a way to verify its work. This has always been a way to 2-3x what you get out of Claude, and with 4.7 it's more important than ever. Verification looks different depending on the task. For backend work, make
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Claude Opus 4.7 Enhancement Enables Longer Agentic AI Workflows
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Happy coding! Opus 4.7 is a significant step up. To get the most out of it, take the time to adjust your workflow to take advantage of Claude running for longer & being more agentic. It feels like a nice improvement with old workflows, and a significant leap once you take the
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AI Model Focus Mode Enables Autonomous Command Execution
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4/ Focus mode I've been loving the new focus mode in the CLI, which hides all the intermediate work to just focus on the final result. The model has reached a point where I generally trust it to run the right commands and make the right edits. I just look at the final result.
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Recaps Feature Ships for Agent Session Continuity
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3/ Recaps We shipped recaps earlier this week, to prep for Opus 4.7. Recaps are short summaries for what an agent did & what's next. Very useful when returning to a long-running session after a few minutes or a few hours.
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Maximizing Productivity with Opus 4.7: Practical Tips
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Dogfooding Opus 4.7 the last few weeks, I've been feeling incredibly productive. Sharing a few tips to get more out of 4.7
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New AI Skill Reduces Permission Prompts in Development
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2/ The new /fewer-permission-prompts skill We've also released a new /fewer-permission-prompts skill. It scans through your session history to find common bash and MCP commands that are safe but caused repeated permission prompts. It then recommends a list of commands to add to