--- title: Claude Code Adds a Concise Output Style | daily.dev description: Claude Code version 2.1.237 introduces a new built-in output style called Concise, which skips the usual step-by-step narration and jumps straight to the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/claude-code-adds-a-concise-output-style-ni41vrkfn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Claude Code Adds a Concise Output Style | daily.dev og:description: Claude Code version 2.1.237 introduces a new built-in output style called Concise, which skips the usual step-by-step narration and jumps straight to the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/claude-code-adds-a-concise-output-style-ni41vrkfn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Ni41VrkFn.png og:image:alt: Claude Code Adds a Concise Output Style og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Claude Code Adds a Concise Output Style **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Claude Code version 2.1.237 introduces a new built-in output style called Concise, which skips the usual step-by-step narration and jumps straight to the result while still doing the same underlying work. It can be enabled under Output style in /config and is available immediately. ## Content Claude Code 2.1.237 ships a new built-in output style called Concise, and it does what the name promises. Instead of walking you through its reasoning or narrating what it's about to do, Claude leads with the result. No preamble, no play-by-play - just the answer, with the same depth of work happening under the hood. If you've ever wished Claude would stop explaining itself and just get to the point, this is for you. You can turn it on under Output style in `/config`. It's live now. I like this one. Verbose explanations have their place, but half the time I just want the diff or the fix, not a tour of how we got there. ## Questions this post answers ### How do I enable the new Concise output style in Claude Code? Turn it on under Output style in the /config menu within Claude Code version 2.1.237 or later. The Concise style skips Claude's usual step-by-step narration and reasoning walkthrough, leading directly with the result while doing the same depth of work behind the scenes. _Developers tuning their Claude Code workflow can track new output options like this via daily.dev._ ### What does the Concise output style change about how Claude Code responds? It removes the preamble and play-by-play narration Claude normally gives, presenting just the final answer or fix instead. The underlying work and depth of reasoning stay the same, only the explanatory text is stripped away, making responses faster to scan for people who just want the diff or the fix. _Anyone deciding how verbose their AI coding assistant should be can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Get Shorter Claude Code Answers with Output Styles](https://daily.dev/posts/get-shorter-claude-code-answers-with-output-styles-jt2rr08tw) · Atomic Spin · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#anthropic](https://daily.dev/tags/anthropic), [#claude-code](https://daily.dev/tags/claude-code) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/claude-code-adds-a-concise-output-style-ni41vrkfn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Claude Code Adds a Concise Output Style","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/claude-code-adds-a-concise-output-style-ni41vrkfn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/claude-code-adds-a-concise-output-style-ni41vrkfn"},"datePublished":"2026-08-20T14:53:00.819Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T20:02:34.925Z","description":"Claude Code version 2.1.237 introduces a new built-in output style called Concise, which skips the usual step-by-step narration and jumps straight to the...","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Collections","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Collections","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--fk_6ycEi--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780996001/logos/collections?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/claude-code-adds-a-concise-output-style-ni41vrkfn","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":4},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"anthropic,claude-code","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Collections","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Claude Code Adds a Concise Output Style"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/claude-code-adds-a-concise-output-style-ni41vrkfn#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I enable the new Concise output style in Claude Code?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Turn it on under Output style in the /config menu within Claude Code version 2.1.237 or later. 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