diff --git a/github/action.yml b/github/action.yml
index 8652bb8c1..3d983a160 100644
--- a/github/action.yml
+++ b/github/action.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Comma-separated list of trigger phrases (case-insensitive). Defaults to '/opencode,/oc'"
     required: false
 
+  variant:
+    description: "Model variant for provider-specific reasoning effort (e.g., high, max, minimal)"
+    required: false
+
   oidc_base_url:
     description: "Base URL for OIDC token exchange API. Only required when running a custom GitHub App install. Defaults to https://api.opencode.ai"
     required: false
@@ -71,4 +75,5 @@ runs:
         PROMPT: ${{ inputs.prompt }}
         USE_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.use_github_token }}
         MENTIONS: ${{ inputs.mentions }}
+        VARIANT: ${{ inputs.variant }}
         OIDC_BASE_URL: ${{ inputs.oidc_base_url }}
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/github.ts b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/github.ts
index 9e28ea16c..672e73d49 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/github.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/github.ts
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ export const GithubRunCommand = cmd({
       const isWorkflowDispatchEvent = context.eventName === "workflow_dispatch"
 
       const { providerID, modelID } = normalizeModel()
+      const variant = process.env["VARIANT"] || undefined
       const runId = normalizeRunId()
       const share = normalizeShare()
       const oidcBaseUrl = normalizeOidcBaseUrl()
@@ -912,6 +913,7 @@ export const GithubRunCommand = cmd({
         const result = await SessionPrompt.prompt({
           sessionID: session.id,
           messageID: Identifier.ascending("message"),
+          variant,
           model: {
             providerID,
             modelID,
@@ -965,6 +967,7 @@ export const GithubRunCommand = cmd({
         const summary = await SessionPrompt.prompt({
           sessionID: session.id,
           messageID: Identifier.ascending("message"),
+          variant,
           model: {
             providerID,
             modelID,