# default_effort_for_model

> **Function** in `deepagents_code`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/deepagents-code/reasoning_effort/default_effort_for_model)

Return the profile's reasoning effort default independently of its levels.

## Signature

```python
default_effort_for_model(
    model_spec: str | None,
    *,
    cli_override: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
) -> str | None
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `model_spec` | `str \| None` | Yes | `provider:model` spec for the active model. |
| `cli_override` | `dict[str, Any] \| None` | No | Extra profile fields from `--profile-override`, if any. (default: `None`) |

## Returns

`str | None`

The default effort label, or `None` when absent or malformed.

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