New Response Style in Claude Code — Concise
Claude Code has introduced a new response style — Concise, which makes answers shorter and adds details only when necessary.
New Response Style in Claude Code — Concise
A new variant has appeared in the response styles of Claude Code — Concise. 🏎
It makes answers shorter and adds details only when needed.
You can enable it through the command /config → Output style or by specifying "outputStyle": "Concise" in settings.json.
More information can be found in the documentation.
Why it matters
AnalysisThis new response style allows users to receive more concise and relevant answers, enhancing the efficiency of working with Claude Code.
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