Claude Opus 4.8 + NEW Ultracode Mode Just Changed AI Forever

Added: 2026-05-30

[00:00:00]Okay, guys. So, I have a bug that I cannot fix, and my plan right now is to try Ultra code inside flood code to see, first of all, how much usage this uses, and also whether it can actually find issue here, because this is a really nasty bug that we're experiencing right now with Balandary Park, and I want to fix it. So, I'm just going to basically copy this conversation into um the new effort mode, which is Ultra code, and we're just going to see what happens, basically. So, I'm just going to do this. I'm going to say, "Look, we're having an issue with this bug. I want you to identify the bug and fix it, basically. Less inquiries are coming in after installing turnstile. Likely, it's an issue with how turnstile is set up on the page, etc. Do a deep dive."

[00:00:58]Then, I'm just going to paste all the information, and this is just from the previous conversation that I was having.

[00:01:03]And, yeah, I want to see how this works, basically. So, this is Ultra code, as you can see right here. And, this is apparently going to blow my mind, so I'm excited for this, um for sure, right? It doesn't have to be for me, it doesn't have to be an update to to the models themselves that has that could be exciting.

[00:01:22]I've been saying this for a while, guys.

[00:01:24]Like, I'm perfectly happy building with Opus 4.7. I was just using Opus 4.7, but a lot of people say Opus 4.7 was trash.

[00:01:33]I don't know. I've I've enjoyed using it, personally. Uh I understand why they've released Opus 4.8, because so many people were annoyed with Opus 4.7.

[00:01:40]So, they're trying to win those people back. Obviously, I get that. Totally understand that tactic.

[00:01:45]Anthropic are smart, as usual, with that, because it's like a tainted model, so you just change it and say, "Look, we made this much better." The thing I'm actually excited for are things like this.

[00:01:55]So, the other update that this is connected to is dynamic workflow. So, I haven't really looked into this yet, but basically their documentation says, "Have Claude write a workflow. You can have Claude write a workflow for your task in two ways. Ask for a workflow in your prompt with the word workflow and Claude writes one for the task. Let Claude decide with ultra code." So, this is basically creating a workflow, right?

[00:02:14]So, it's currently systematic debugging, right? So, it's understanding what the issue is.

[00:02:20]So, basically you can ask for a workflow in your prompt. So, to run a single task through the workflow without changing the sessions effort level, include the word workflow anywhere in the prompt.

[00:02:28]Claude code highlights the word in your input and Claude writes a workflow script for the task instead of working through it turn by turn. Okay, interesting.

[00:02:36]This kind of changes how Claude code works because it's instead of being like a universal tool that you can use for basically anything, it turns it into like a specific workflow using that universal tool to achieve what it is that you're trying to achieve. And then you move on to that with ultra code, which is basically allowing it to think for itself.

[00:02:56]Okay, so apparently there's a lot of stuff here that wasn't even merged on GitHub, which is obviously a mistake on my behalf. I'm not a developer, right?

[00:03:04]So, my local working tree is 85 commits behind. Okay, that's very, very interesting as well.

[00:03:12]Okay, so now it's reading the live code, right? To see if I can see anything.

[00:03:15]Really, really interesting methodology.

[00:03:17]This is kind of what's missing sometimes from AI. Is it just jumps into things and just assumes, makes assumptions.

[00:03:24]Okay, so just a little bit more info on what these actually are. So, when to use a workflow. Sub agents, skills, and workflows.

[00:03:31]So, this is kind of like the difference between sub agents, skills, workflows, basically, right? So, people can understand it, maybe.

[00:03:38]So, sub agents, what it is, a worker Claude spawns. And then skills, instructions. Workflows, a script that runtime executes. Who decides what runs next? Claude turn by turn, the script.

[00:03:50]So, it's like a script created instead of being turn-by-turn, it's created by Claude to execute in a specific way.

[00:03:58]Where intermediate results live, Claude's context window script variables, okay? Interesting.

[00:04:04]So, it's not using Claude's context window.

[00:04:08]Okay, what's repeatable? The working definition, the operation itself, so it's repeatable. Scale, dozens to hundreds of agents per run.

[00:04:17]Interesting.

[00:04:18]Okay, so Claude will decide when a task warrants a workflow. Okay, so right now I'm using Ultra Code thinking, but I'm not using a workflow.

[00:04:28]Okay, guys, so just off the bat, right?

[00:04:31]This is like absurd amounts of detail this is going into.

[00:04:35]It's done so much here that it would just never normally do on an inquiry like this.

[00:04:40]So, like normally what it would do is it would just do a very surface-level check of you know, some of the data or whatever, but what it's done now is it's just done this giant [clears throat] check of everything. And it's actually it's pushing back, which again is rare, right? Push back. I don't know how many people have actually had push back before, but instead of basically saying, so previously, just for context, I was using Opus 4.7, like I said at the beginning of this video, and if you look here, basically what it said was um oh, I'm just going to make these changes. So, look. Uh fix one, turnstile execute mode profile first own spa docs, turnstile refactored to forward ref.

[00:05:24]Blah blah blah, okay, amazing. Cool, so now it's fixed, right? I assume.

[00:05:28]Instead, Ultra Code pushed back and said, "Look, mate, it didn't even draw."

[00:05:33]And then apparently it's come up with another bombshell. This is the bombshell and overturns both prior readings, including my own flat two up from post talk. The convex database grounds which shows Okay, this is kind of really exciting the way this is going but it's not just accepting its first finding which is rare for AI. This is actually a game changer guys because like it's not just it's come up with three different conclusions and it hasn't just accepted the first one as fact. It's like working with an actual coder or I assume like debugger or whatever. Like there's only these different ways to debug but like this is a genuine debugging by Claude and I I've not experienced something like this.

[00:06:16]Normally it comes to its first conclusion and it says right, that's it.

[00:06:20]This is what I came up with bye, right?

[00:06:23]It's not doing that.

[00:06:25]And honestly guys to a certain extent this changes everything and I know that people are probably sick of me and other YouTubers saying that but this does genuinely change everything. It's come up with all of this different information.

[00:06:38]At no point did it just accept the first thing that it found, right? Which all of you will be very very used to Claude just coming along saying, okay, you know, I found it, I fixed it, move on.

[00:06:50]That's exactly what it tried to do here and this was uh Opus 4.7. I know it says Opus 4.8 but I actually changed it partway through the conversation cuz this was an old conversation I was having before 4.8 was released. I changed it here and then I was I thought, oh you know what, I might try it Ultra Code with this problem. So you can see actually I tried to put effort Ultra Code here but it's not available in the Claude desktop app just yet. So I booted this up here. This is not a test of the sub agent uh workflow, right? This is more of a test of Ultra Code. They are two different things.

[00:07:20]If it decides that it needs to do a workflow for something then Ultra Code will create the workflow but it hasn't needed that just yet but this is more of a testament to Ultra Code thinking uh effort level but also testament to the new Opus 4.8 model because it's pushing back. It's not just accepting the first conclusion that it can uh come to so that it can instantly say, "Okay, my job's done. I'm going to save tokens now and you know, pretend like it's it's completed when it's actually not." So, let's see what the final thing that it's come up with here.

[00:07:52]Okay, and then it comes up with this, which is the fix, right? So, real fix, making query tracking trustworthy for the conversion from the thank you page on the load instead of capture then redirect and all service inquiries.

[00:08:04]Optional hardening.

[00:08:07]Uh okay.

[00:08:13]I want to do all of these really, right?

[00:08:16]So, what it's saying is there hasn't actually been a drop, right?

[00:08:20]The earlier call site is put it isn't Right, okay. So, yeah, this is the important thing, right? So, real inquiries a week have actually gone up, not down, right? This is the smoking gun, so to speak.

[00:08:37]Um this week isn't complete, right? So, there's 3 days left, which is why this is at 7. This is pre-installation and Cloudflare turnstile. This is after installation of Cloudflare turnstile.

[00:08:50]There has not been a drop. There is no bug, and it's just because we added turnstile and a lot of spam was removed.

[00:08:58]That's what happened. Okay, amazing. So, now I just need to make these fixes and you know, tell the person whose website this is, and we're done.

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[00:10:11]Let's look at usage, actually.

[00:10:13]Um so, this actually hasn't finished, but that's fine.

[00:10:17]Um that can't be right, can it?

[00:10:21]I guess I didn't really use much usage.

[00:10:23]Let me just do usage here.

[00:10:25]Okay. Well, I barely used anything, it seems, which is crazy.

[00:10:29]Guys, Ultra Code is pretty insane. The new limits are really, really nice. And the fact that it doesn't just accept the first conclusion it gets to is a huge upgrade for the Claude family of models and AI generally. Come and talk to me today, incomestreamsurfer.com. Book a call with me. Thank you so much for watching. If you are watching all the way to the end of the video, you're obviously a legend. I'll see you very, very soon with some more content. Peace out.