Plan mode on the chopping block: shift+tab effort levels may replace it
threepointone · x · 2026-09-24
A developer working on a coding agent says the team is considering killing plan mode and using the shift+tab hotkey to adjust effort levels instead, arguing newer models no longer need plan mode and asking diehard users for feedback.
Engineer threepointone pushed back, saying he wants to know what the agent commits to before it acts — and that models rarely get it right on the first pass. The exchange highlights the split between plan-then-execute and direct effort-tuned execution in agent workflows.
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