Fix Claude Opus 5 Yapping with /config output-style Concise

ShitShirtSteve · reddit · 2026-08-03

To address Claude Opus 5's overly verbose responses, a developer shared an effective workaround: using the /config output-style Concise command.

The author notes that adding rules in CLAUDE.md to limit verbosity often fails because the file isn't strictly enforced. However, this specific configuration command successfully makes Opus 5 communicate more like version 4.6, resulting in shorter sentences, clearer points, and less made-up jargon.

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