diff --git a/hive-ag3nt/src/turn.rs b/hive-ag3nt/src/turn.rs
index 4cb7721..f1f38fd 100644
--- a/hive-ag3nt/src/turn.rs
+++ b/hive-ag3nt/src/turn.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ use crate::mcp;
 /// concern (planned, not yet wired). Unknown keys are silently ignored by
 /// claude-code; if the key names ever rename, we'll spot it because
 /// auto-compact will start firing mid-turn again.
-const CLAUDE_SETTINGS: &str = r#"{"autoCompactEnabled":false,"autoMemoryEnabled":false}"#;
+const CLAUDE_SETTINGS: &str =
+    r#"{"autoCompactEnabled":false,"autoMemoryEnabled":false,"effortLevel":"medium"}"#;
 
 /// Regex-ish marker claude-code emits when context overflows. Same string
 /// bitburner-agent watches for. Empirically reliable across claude-code