diff --git a/src/commands/effort/effort.tsx b/src/commands/effort/effort.tsx
index 89d2c7fd2..8f1c8064f 100644
--- a/src/commands/effort/effort.tsx
+++ b/src/commands/effort/effort.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import * as React from 'react'
-import { useMainLoopModel } from '../../hooks/useMainLoopModel.js'
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { useMainLoopModel } from '../../hooks/useMainLoopModel.js';
 import {
   type AnalyticsMetadata_I_VERIFIED_THIS_IS_NOT_CODE_OR_FILEPATHS,
   logEvent,
-} from '../../services/analytics/index.js'
-import { useAppState, useSetAppState } from '../../state/AppState.js'
-import type { LocalJSXCommandOnDone } from '../../types/command.js'
+} from '../../services/analytics/index.js';
+import { useAppState, useSetAppState } from '../../state/AppState.js';
+import type { LocalJSXCommandOnDone } from '../../types/command.js';
 import {
   type EffortValue,
   getDisplayedEffortLevel,
@@ -13,171 +13,157 @@ import {
   getEffortValueDescription,
   isEffortLevel,
   toPersistableEffort,
-} from '../../utils/effort.js'
-import { updateSettingsForSource } from '../../utils/settings/settings.js'
+} from '../../utils/effort.js';
+import { updateSettingsForSource } from '../../utils/settings/settings.js';
 
-const COMMON_HELP_ARGS = ['help', '-h', '--help']
+const COMMON_HELP_ARGS = ['help', '-h', '--help'];
 
 type EffortCommandResult = {
-  message: string
-  effortUpdate?: { value: EffortValue | undefined }
-}
+  message: string;
+  effortUpdate?: { value: EffortValue | undefined };
+};
 
 function setEffortValue(effortValue: EffortValue): EffortCommandResult {
-  const persistable = toPersistableEffort(effortValue)
+  const persistable = toPersistableEffort(effortValue);
   if (persistable !== undefined) {
     const result = updateSettingsForSource('userSettings', {
       effortLevel: persistable,
-    })
+    });
     if (result.error) {
       return {
         message: `Failed to set effort level: ${result.error.message}`,
-      }
+      };
     }
   }
   logEvent('tengu_effort_command', {
-    effort:
-      effortValue as AnalyticsMetadata_I_VERIFIED_THIS_IS_NOT_CODE_OR_FILEPATHS,
-  })
+    effort: effortValue as AnalyticsMetadata_I_VERIFIED_THIS_IS_NOT_CODE_OR_FILEPATHS,
+  });
 
   // Env var wins at resolveAppliedEffort time. Only flag it when it actually
   // conflicts — if env matches what the user just asked for, the outcome is
   // the same, so "Set effort to X" is true and the note is noise.
-  const envOverride = getEffortEnvOverride()
+  const envOverride = getEffortEnvOverride();
   if (envOverride !== undefined && envOverride !== effortValue) {
-    const envRaw = process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL
+    const envRaw = process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL;
     if (persistable === undefined) {
       return {
         message: `Not applied: CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL=${envRaw} overrides effort this session, and ${effortValue} is session-only (nothing saved)`,
         effortUpdate: { value: effortValue },
-      }
+      };
     }
     return {
       message: `CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL=${envRaw} overrides this session — clear it and ${effortValue} takes over`,
       effortUpdate: { value: effortValue },
-    }
+    };
   }
 
-  const description = getEffortValueDescription(effortValue)
-  const suffix = persistable !== undefined ? '' : ' (this session only)'
+  const description = getEffortValueDescription(effortValue);
+  const suffix = persistable !== undefined ? '' : ' (this session only)';
   return {
     message: `Set effort level to ${effortValue}${suffix}: ${description}`,
     effortUpdate: { value: effortValue },
-  }
+  };
 }
 
-export function showCurrentEffort(
-  appStateEffort: EffortValue | undefined,
-  model: string,
-): EffortCommandResult {
-  const envOverride = getEffortEnvOverride()
-  const effectiveValue =
-    envOverride === null ? undefined : (envOverride ?? appStateEffort)
+export function showCurrentEffort(appStateEffort: EffortValue | undefined, model: string): EffortCommandResult {
+  const envOverride = getEffortEnvOverride();
+  const effectiveValue = envOverride === null ? undefined : (envOverride ?? appStateEffort);
   if (effectiveValue === undefined) {
-    const level = getDisplayedEffortLevel(model, appStateEffort)
-    return { message: `Effort level: auto (currently ${level})` }
+    const level = getDisplayedEffortLevel(model, appStateEffort);
+    return { message: `Effort level: auto (currently ${level})` };
   }
-  const description = getEffortValueDescription(effectiveValue)
+  const description = getEffortValueDescription(effectiveValue);
   return {
     message: `Current effort level: ${effectiveValue} (${description})`,
-  }
+  };
 }
 
 function unsetEffortLevel(): EffortCommandResult {
   const result = updateSettingsForSource('userSettings', {
     effortLevel: undefined,
-  })
+  });
   if (result.error) {
     return {
       message: `Failed to set effort level: ${result.error.message}`,
-    }
+    };
   }
   logEvent('tengu_effort_command', {
-    effort:
-      'auto' as AnalyticsMetadata_I_VERIFIED_THIS_IS_NOT_CODE_OR_FILEPATHS,
-  })
+    effort: 'auto' as AnalyticsMetadata_I_VERIFIED_THIS_IS_NOT_CODE_OR_FILEPATHS,
+  });
   // env=auto/unset (null) matches what /effort auto asks for, so only warn
   // when env is pinning a specific level that will keep overriding.
-  const envOverride = getEffortEnvOverride()
+  const envOverride = getEffortEnvOverride();
   if (envOverride !== undefined && envOverride !== null) {
-    const envRaw = process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL
+    const envRaw = process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL;
     return {
       message: `Cleared effort from settings, but CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL=${envRaw} still controls this session`,
       effortUpdate: { value: undefined },
-    }
+    };
   }
   return {
     message: 'Effort level set to auto',
     effortUpdate: { value: undefined },
-  }
+  };
 }
 
 export function executeEffort(args: string): EffortCommandResult {
-  const normalized = args.toLowerCase()
+  const normalized = args.toLowerCase();
   if (normalized === 'auto' || normalized === 'unset') {
-    return unsetEffortLevel()
+    return unsetEffortLevel();
   }
 
   if (!isEffortLevel(normalized)) {
     return {
       message: `Invalid argument: ${args}. Valid options are: low, medium, high, max, auto`,
-    }
+    };
   }
 
-  return setEffortValue(normalized)
+  return setEffortValue(normalized);
 }
 
-function ShowCurrentEffort({
-  onDone,
-}: {
-  onDone: (result: string) => void
-}): React.ReactNode {
-  const effortValue = useAppState(s => s.effortValue)
-  const model = useMainLoopModel()
-  const { message } = showCurrentEffort(effortValue, model)
-  onDone(message)
-  return null
+function ShowCurrentEffort({ onDone }: { onDone: (result: string) => void }): React.ReactNode {
+  const effortValue = useAppState(s => s.effortValue);
+  const model = useMainLoopModel();
+  const { message } = showCurrentEffort(effortValue, model);
+  onDone(message);
+  return null;
 }
 
 function ApplyEffortAndClose({
   result,
   onDone,
 }: {
-  result: EffortCommandResult
-  onDone: (result: string) => void
+  result: EffortCommandResult;
+  onDone: (result: string) => void;
 }): React.ReactNode {
-  const setAppState = useSetAppState()
-  const { effortUpdate, message } = result
+  const setAppState = useSetAppState();
+  const { effortUpdate, message } = result;
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (effortUpdate) {
       setAppState(prev => ({
         ...prev,
         effortValue: effortUpdate.value,
-      }))
+      }));
     }
-    onDone(message)
-  }, [setAppState, effortUpdate, message, onDone])
-  return null
+    onDone(message);
+  }, [setAppState, effortUpdate, message, onDone]);
+  return null;
 }
 
-export async function call(
-  onDone: LocalJSXCommandOnDone,
-  _context: unknown,
-  args?: string,
-): Promise<React.ReactNode> {
-  args = args?.trim() || ''
+export async function call(onDone: LocalJSXCommandOnDone, _context: unknown, args?: string): Promise<React.ReactNode> {
+  args = args?.trim() || '';
 
   if (COMMON_HELP_ARGS.includes(args)) {
     onDone(
-      'Usage: /effort [low|medium|high|max|xhigh|auto]\\n\\nEffort levels:\\n- low: Quick, straightforward implementation\\n- medium: Balanced approach with standard testing\\n- high: Comprehensive implementation with extensive testing\\n- xhigh: Extended reasoning beyond high\\n- max: Maximum capability with deepest reasoning\\n- auto: Use the default effort level for your model',
-    )
-    return
+      'Usage: /effort [low|medium|high|xhigh|max|auto]\n\nEffort levels:\n- low: Quick, straightforward implementation\n- medium: Balanced approach with standard testing\n- high: Comprehensive implementation with extensive testing\n- xhigh: Extended reasoning beyond high\n- max: Maximum capability with deepest reasoning\n- auto: Use the default effort level for your model',
+    );
+    return;
   }
 
   if (!args || args === 'current' || args === 'status') {
-    return <ShowCurrentEffort onDone={onDone} />
+    return <ShowCurrentEffort onDone={onDone} />;
   }
 
-  const result = executeEffort(args)
-  return <ApplyEffortAndClose result={result} onDone={onDone} />
+  const result = executeEffort(args);
+  return <ApplyEffortAndClose result={result} onDone={onDone} />;
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/__tests__/effort.test.ts b/src/utils/__tests__/effort.test.ts
index 4424321c6..eb7c0a500 100644
--- a/src/utils/__tests__/effort.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/__tests__/effort.test.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,22 @@ describe('getEffortLevelDescription', () => {
     const desc = getEffortLevelDescription('max')
     expect(desc).toContain('Maximum')
   })
+
+  test('max description does not contain model names', () => {
+    const desc = getEffortLevelDescription('max')
+    expect(desc).not.toContain('Opus')
+    expect(desc).not.toContain('DeepSeek')
+  })
+
+  test("returns description for 'xhigh'", () => {
+    const desc = getEffortLevelDescription('xhigh')
+    expect(desc).toContain('Extended reasoning')
+  })
+
+  test('xhigh description does not contain model names', () => {
+    const desc = getEffortLevelDescription('xhigh')
+    expect(desc).not.toContain('Opus')
+  })
 })
 
 // ─── resolvePickerEffortPersistence ────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/src/utils/effort.ts b/src/utils/effort.ts
index bbc16917e..90c597156 100644
--- a/src/utils/effort.ts
+++ b/src/utils/effort.ts
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ export function getEffortLevelDescription(level: EffortLevel): string {
     case 'high':
       return 'Comprehensive implementation with extensive testing and documentation'
     case 'xhigh':
-      return 'Extended reasoning beyond high, short of max (Opus 4.7 only)'
+      return 'Extended reasoning beyond high, short of max'
     case 'max':
-      return 'Maximum capability with deepest reasoning (Opus 4.6/4.7/DeepSeek V4 Pro)'
+      return 'Maximum capability with deepest reasoning'
   }
 }