continuedev / continuedev/continue

continue seems to be ignoring my thinking type in the config

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Description

Before submitting your bug report
Relevant environment info
- OS: Linux
- Continue version: 2.0.0
- IDE version: vs code 1.126.0
- Model: Claude opus 4.8
- config:
  
name: Local Config
version: 1.0.0
schema: v1
models:
  - name: Claude Opus 4.8
    provider: anthropic
    model: claude-opus-4-8
    apiKey: # removed for obvious reason
    roles:
      - chat
      - edit
      - apply
    defaultCompletionOptions:
      promptCaching: true
      thinking:
        type: adaptive
      output_config:
        effort: high

  - name: Remote Chat Code
    provider: ollama
    model: qwen3-coder-next:latest
    apiBase: http://192.168.0.108:11434
    roles:
      - chat
      - edit
      - apply   
# Global defaults
defaultModel: Claude Opus 4.8
defaultCompletionOptions:
  thinking:
    type: adaptive
Description

I get this error when trying a simple hello query

{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"\"thinking.type.enabled\" is not supported for this model. Use \"thinking.type.adaptive\" and \"output_config.effort\" to control thinking behavior."}
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Log output
{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"\"thinking.type.enabled\" is not supported for this model. Use \"thinking.type.adaptive\" and \"output_config.effort\" to control thinking behavior."}

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the error in VS Code 1.126.0 with Continue 2.0.0 and the supplied Claude configuration. Inspect how model-level and global defaultCompletionOptions are processed, especially thinking.type and output_config.effort; done means the request preserves adaptive thinking without sending thinking.type.enabled.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
ai, devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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