swyx argues low-effort runs with critique loops beat maximum-effort settings

swyx says he prefers a low-effort setting paired with a critique loop over the highest effort level, especially when throughput is constrained.

He points to his babysit-runs skill in the swyxio/skills repository as the workflow he uses. Theo, quoted for context, reports that moving Opus 5.5 from extra high to high effort, as Julius suggested, works better almost all of the time. The source reports only these claims; no benchmark results or measured comparisons are included.