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MessagesOutputConfig - Python SDK

MessagesOutputConfig method reference

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Configuration for controlling output behavior. Supports the effort parameter and structured output format.

Fields

FieldTypeRequiredDescriptionExample
effortOptionalNullable[components.MessagesOutputConfigEffort]➖How much effort the model should put into its response. Higher effort levels may result in more thorough analysis but take longer. Valid values are low, medium, high, xhigh, or max.medium
format_OptionalNullable[components.MessagesOutputConfigFormat]➖A schema to specify Claude’s output format in responses. See structured outputs.
task_budgetOptionalNullable[components.TaskBudget]➖Task budget for an agentic turn. The model sees a countdown of remaining tokens and uses it to prioritize work and wind down gracefully. Advisory — does not enforce a hard cap.{"total": 400000,"type": "tokens"}