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claude-haiku-4.5 sub-agent fails with reasoning effort 'medium' not supported #4473

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Description

When the CLI internally routes sub-agent tasks to claude-haiku-4.5, it applies a medium reasoning effort, which is not supported by that model. This causes the following error:

Execution failed: Error: Reasoning effort 'medium' is not supported for model 'claude-haiku-4.5'

Steps to Reproduce

The error occurs during normal CLI usage when the task/explore sub-agent system selects claude-haiku-4.5 as the model with medium reasoning effort applied.

Expected Behavior

The CLI should not assign a reasoning effort level that is incompatible with the selected model. Either:

  • Do not set reasoning effort for models that don't support it (e.g., claude-haiku-4.5)
  • Map medium to a compatible default for claude-haiku-4.5
  • Validate model/reasoning-effort compatibility before dispatch

Environment

  • CLI Version: 1.0.79
  • Model (main session): gpt-5.4
  • Failing sub-agent model: claude-haiku-4.5
  • OS: Linux

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  1. added
    area:agentsSub-agents, fleet, autopilot, plan mode, background agents, and custom agents
    area:modelsModel selection, availability, switching, rate limits, and model-specific behavior
    and removed on Aug 16, 2026
  2. copilot-cli-bot commented on Oct 15, 2026

    @copilot-cli-bot

    This appears to be resolved as of GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.98. Please update to that release or a newer stable version. We're closing this as completed. If it still happens, please comment with your version and reproduction steps.

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