Steer Claude Adaptive Thinking After Tool Use

According to Anthropic's internal evaluations, adaptive thinking reliably drives better performance than extended thinking by scaling deliberation to query complexity. Because adaptive thinking trigger behavior is promptable, you can guide Claude to reflect specifically after receiving tool outputs.

After receiving tool results, carefully reflect on their quality and determine optimal next steps before proceeding. Use your thinking to plan and iterate based on this new information, and then take the best next action.