diff --git a/packages/agent/src/agent-loop.ts b/packages/agent/src/agent-loop.ts
index 53396241f..910e8b6fc 100644
--- a/packages/agent/src/agent-loop.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/src/agent-loop.ts
@@ -347,10 +347,12 @@ async function streamAssistantResponse(
 		(config.getApiKey ? await config.getApiKey(config.model.provider) : undefined) || config.apiKey;
 
 	const dynamicToolChoice = config.getToolChoice?.();
+	const dynamicReasoning = config.getReasoning?.();
 	const response = await streamFunction(config.model, llmContext, {
 		...config,
 		apiKey: resolvedApiKey,
 		toolChoice: dynamicToolChoice ?? config.toolChoice,
+		reasoning: dynamicReasoning ?? config.reasoning,
 		signal,
 	});
 
diff --git a/packages/agent/src/agent.ts b/packages/agent/src/agent.ts
index 5fbdd5ba0..202758668 100644
--- a/packages/agent/src/agent.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/src/agent.ts
@@ -784,6 +784,7 @@ export class Agent {
 			intentTracing: this.#intentTracing,
 			onAssistantMessageEvent: this.#onAssistantMessageEvent,
 			getToolChoice,
+			getReasoning: () => this.#state.thinkingLevel,
 			getSteeringMessages: async () => {
 				if (skipInitialSteeringPoll) {
 					skipInitialSteeringPoll = false;
diff --git a/packages/agent/src/types.ts b/packages/agent/src/types.ts
index 7c55a5427..63c414387 100644
--- a/packages/agent/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/src/types.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ export interface AgentLoopConfig extends SimpleStreamOptions {
 	 * When set and returns a value, overrides the static `toolChoice`.
 	 */
 	getToolChoice?: () => ToolChoice | undefined;
+
+	/**
+	 * Dynamic reasoning effort override, resolved per LLM call.
+	 * When set and returns a value, overrides the static `reasoning` captured
+	 * at run-loop start. Use this so mid-run thinking-level changes apply on
+	 * the next model call instead of waiting for the next prompt.
+	 */
+	getReasoning?: () => Effort | undefined;
 }
 
 export interface ToolCallContext {
diff --git a/packages/agent/test/agent.test.ts b/packages/agent/test/agent.test.ts
index df02cd092..ecd9d5ce1 100644
--- a/packages/agent/test/agent.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/test/agent.test.ts
@@ -379,4 +379,52 @@ describe("Agent", () => {
 			provider: "openai",
 		});
 	});
+
+	it("re-reads thinking level for each model call within a run", async () => {
+		const toolSchema = Type.Object({ value: Type.String() });
+		type Details = { value: string };
+		const alphaTool: AgentTool<typeof toolSchema, Details> = {
+			name: "alpha",
+			label: "Alpha",
+			description: "Alpha tool",
+			parameters: toolSchema,
+			async execute(_toolCallId, params) {
+				return { content: [{ type: "text", text: `alpha:${params.value}` }], details: { value: params.value } };
+			},
+		};
+
+		let callIndex = 0;
+		const reasoningPerCall: Array<SimpleStreamOptions["reasoning"]> = [];
+
+		const agent = new Agent({
+			initialState: {
+				model: getBundledModel("openai", "gpt-4o-mini"),
+				thinkingLevel: ThinkingLevel.Low,
+				tools: [alphaTool],
+				messages: [],
+			},
+			streamFn: (_model, _context, options) => {
+				reasoningPerCall.push(options?.reasoning);
+				const stream = new MockAssistantStream();
+				queueMicrotask(() => {
+					pushAlphaThenDoneEvent(stream, callIndex, createAssistantMessage);
+					callIndex += 1;
+				});
+				return stream;
+			},
+		});
+
+		// Bump thinking level mid-run, after the first assistant turn finishes
+		// and before the second model call (which follows the tool result).
+		const unsubscribe = agent.subscribe(event => {
+			if (event.type === "message_end" && event.message.role === "toolResult") {
+				agent.setThinkingLevel(ThinkingLevel.High);
+			}
+		});
+
+		await agent.prompt("run");
+		unsubscribe();
+
+		expect(reasoningPerCall).toEqual([ThinkingLevel.Low, ThinkingLevel.High]);
+	});
 });