October 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Prompting Claude Opus 5.5: what changed from Opus 5, explained
Anthropic's own guide to prompting Claude Opus 5.5: thinking is always on, effort is the main dial, several Opus 5 request settings now return a 400, unattended agents stop after reporting, and "avoid a generic AI look" doesn't work. What changed, how it works, and why web developers should care.



