rdmsm4x-changelog-20260904-2112-claude-quota-monitor-and-model-tier-max

Configured periodic Claude quota monitor and resumption controller across the fleet, and upgraded all models to max effortLevel (Opus 5 Max default, Fable 5.1 Max reserved, Sonnet 5 Max for routine/cleanup).

Scope

• Hosts: rdmsm4x (canonical coordinator), rdmbair13m5, rdmbair15m5, jdmbair13m5, rdmpw3265m, rdmpw3275m
• Subsystems: Claude Code settings, fleet config reconciliation, launchd background agents, agent message bus

Exact Files Touched

• ~/.agent-coordination/canonical/patch_settings.py: Updated to enforce effortLevel: "max" across claude-opus-5, claude-fable-5-1, claude-fable-5, and claude-sonnet-5.
• ~/.claude/settings.json: Updated modelSettings effortLevel to max on rdmsm4x.
• ~/.claude/settings.json on rdmbair13m5, rdmbair15m5, jdmbair13m5, rdmpw3265m, rdmpw3275m: Synced and verified via fleet_config_reconcile.zsh.
• ~/scripts/claude_quota_monitor_resume.py: Periodic quota monitor & resume controller script.
• ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.eastcoastscience.claude-quota-monitor.plist: LaunchAgent running quota monitor every 300 seconds.
• ~/.agent-coordination/claude-quota-monitor-status.json: Machine-readable monitor status.
• ~/Library/Logs/claude-quota-monitor.log: Monitor activity log.

Commands Run

• python3 ~/.agent-coordination/canonical/patch_settings.py
• ~/dev/fleet/maintenance/scripts/fleet_config_reconcile.zsh
• chmod +x ~/scripts/claude_quota_monitor_resume.py
• launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.eastcoastscience.claude-quota-monitor.plist 2>/dev/null; launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.eastcoastscience.claude-quota-monitor.plist
• ~/.agent-coordination/agent_msg.zsh send --to all --priority normal --topic claude-quota-window-clear-resume-work

Verification Evidence

• Live Anthropic quota utilization confirmed via vendor API: 5-hour session bucket at 2.0% (resets 01:59 EDT / 05:59 UTC), 7-day weekly bucket at 21.0%.
• Fleet model settings verified on 6/6 hosts (rdmsm4x, rdmbair13m5, rdmbair15m5, jdmbair13m5, rdmpw3265m, rdmpw3275m):
  • model: claude-opus-5
  • effortLevel: max
  • modelSettings.claude-opus-5.effortLevel: max
  • modelSettings.claude-fable-5-1.effortLevel: max
  • modelSettings.claude-fable-5.effortLevel: max
  • modelSettings.claude-sonnet-5.effortLevel: max
• LaunchAgent com.eastcoastscience.claude-quota-monitor loaded and active, logging cycles to ~/Library/Logs/claude-quota-monitor.log.
• Resume broadcast dispatched on message bus (20260904-211141-AAA19BBE).

Backup Locations

• ~/.claude/settings.json.bak-modelfix-20260904-211023 on rdmsm4x
• ~/.claude/settings.json.bak-modelfix-* on spoke hosts

How to Undo

• Restore previous settings backups: cp ~/.claude/settings.json.bak-modelfix-20260904-211023 ~/.claude/settings.json
• Unload LaunchAgent: launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.eastcoastscience.claude-quota-monitor.plist

Outstanding Owner Actions

• None. System is actively monitoring quota and fleet instances.