Tristen O’Brien — Claude Code Ultra Explained (100 Workers, Dynamic Workflows)
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Claude just got a new setting called Ultra Code, and it turns one Claude into a team of up to 100 workers that split a job, run it all at the same time, and check each other’s work before handing it back to you. In this video I break down what it actually is, the two pieces that make it work (xhigh thinking + dynamic workflows), how to flip it on, Ultra Code vs Max, a live demo where I research an entire food truck business, and the cost that may surprise you.
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Timestamps: 0:00 What Ultracode is (and why it’s wild) 0:34 Turning It On 1:16 The Two Pieces 2:21 Ultracode vs Max 2:57 Live Demo 3:58 The Cost 4:33 Recap
Links: Dynamic Workflows announcement: https://claude.com/blog/introducing-dynamic-workflows-in-claude-code Dynamic Workflows docs: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/workflows Anthropic Security & Privacy: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/security Download Claude Desktop: https://claude.com/download Claude Code Docs: https://code.claude.com
Watch these next: Claude Design Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7YMMyd2Qnk Claude Code Beginner Guide (6 Features): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exfBqkraEk0 7 Best Practices for Claude Code: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDb-sfHyi7A&t=127s
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So, Claude just got a new setting called Ultra Code, and it is awesome. Think about a task that needs to get done. Instead of an average worker grinding away for an hour to finish it, you have 100 incredibly smart workers, each ready to take a small piece of that task and work it all at the same time. That’s what Ultra Code does. Do you think it sounds expensive? Well, that actually might surprise you. We’re going to get into that in a second. So, in this video, I’m going to walk you through two different pieces that make Ultra Code so powerful. I’m going to go through the big difference between Ultra Code and Max Effort. And then I’ll go through turning it on, I’ll give you a demo, and then I’ll talk about the cost before we wrap it up. So, let’s get into it. Well, let’s just look at the menu really quick because the menu explains most of it. Inside of Claude Code, if you type /effort, this little list will pop up. These are all the effort levels. That’s basically how hard you want Claude to think before it answers your question or does the task that you want it to do. And down here, you’ll see low. Low effort is really fast, but it also thinks the least. And as you move up that list, Claude thinks a little bit harder and harder. It does take a little bit longer, but at the top, you have Max. Which is the slowest, but it also puts the most thought into every single answer. But right beside Max is Ultra Code. And notice what it says underneath here. It says extra high, and it says dynamic workflows. And that’s the whole secret to Ultra Code. Ultra Code is just two things that are bundled together. And before we turn it on, let’s go through each one of those separately. First, we have extra high. Extra high is a thinking level just below Max. So, every single message that you send, Claude is thinking extra hard. Not the absolute highest, but it’s close. The second piece here is dynamic workflows. And what’s cool about this is when you give Claude a task with dynamic workflows, it’s going to stop for a second, it’s going to come up with a game plan before it does anything, and then it’s going to spin up a bunch of agents. And each one of these agents is going to grab a different chunk of your task and complete it all at the same time. And the coolest thing about this is it doesn’t just complete the task. It hands it back to a separate agent that’s going to check its work before it gives it to you. And on a big task, we’re talking about hundreds of agents running at the same time if your computer can support it. So, that’s the combination here. Extra high for deep thinking on every single step, and then dynamic workflows, which is a whole team running the job and then checking the work that it’s supposed to be doing. But, when you put those together, that is Ultra Code. And to switch it on, it’s pretty easy. All you’re going to do is pick this right here, and once it’s on, it’s on for everything. You don’t have to ask for it again. Every single task that you give it for the rest of the session, it’s going to build a team of agents for you. And one thing I found really interesting here is Ultra Code lives right here in the effort menu. It’s sitting right next to max. So, initially when I saw it, I figured that it was just a higher effort than max. But, it’s actually not an effort at all. So, max is an effort level, yes. And if all you care about is the deepest train of thought, then go with max. What Ultra Code gives you that max doesn’t is the team of agents, and then of course, the effort is extra high. Next, we’re going to show you a demo, but before we jump into that, if this has been helpful so far, do me a favor, please subscribe, like the video, drop a comment. This really helps out the channel, and it’s something that I really appreciate. But, let’s jump into a quick demo here. Okay, so I have Ultra Code on, and let’s say that I’m thinking about starting a business like a food truck business. We know that if I’m starting a
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Ultra Code is the first major Claude Code feature update that introduces true multi-agent orchestration — not just better code generation, but actual team-based execution. This is significant for anyone using Claude Code for complex projects.