You can now set Claude Code's output style to Concise.
Claude leads with the result, keeps responses short, and still gives full detail when you ask.
Turn it on in /config → Output style, or set "outputStyle": "Concise" in settings.json.
Anyone driving Claude Code in a terminal or a CI loop can now cut response verbosity with a single settings key. It is a small change that directly affects readability and tokenThe chunk of text a model reads and writes in — roughly three-quarters of a word — and the unit AI usage is billed in.Full definition → spend in every session.
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