diff --git a/gateway/run.py b/gateway/run.py
index abdb3324c..b75b0e1f0 100644
--- a/gateway/run.py
+++ b/gateway/run.py
@@ -925,8 +925,8 @@ class GatewayRunner:
     def _load_reasoning_config() -> dict | None:
         """Load reasoning effort from config.yaml.
 
-        Reads agent.reasoning_effort from config.yaml. Valid: "xhigh",
-        "high", "medium", "low", "minimal", "none". Returns None to use
+        Reads agent.reasoning_effort from config.yaml. Valid: "none",
+        "minimal", "low", "medium", "high", "xhigh". Returns None to use
         default (medium).
         """
         from hermes_constants import parse_reasoning_effort
@@ -4903,7 +4903,7 @@ class GatewayRunner:
         effort = args.strip()
         if effort == "none":
             parsed = {"enabled": False}
-        elif effort in ("xhigh", "high", "medium", "low", "minimal"):
+        elif effort in ("minimal", "low", "medium", "high", "xhigh"):
             parsed = {"enabled": True, "effort": effort}
         else:
             return (
diff --git a/hermes_constants.py b/hermes_constants.py
index eded659ec..638d36a33 100644
--- a/hermes_constants.py
+++ b/hermes_constants.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def display_hermes_home() -> str:
         return str(home)
 
 
-VALID_REASONING_EFFORTS = ("xhigh", "high", "medium", "low", "minimal")
+VALID_REASONING_EFFORTS = ("minimal", "low", "medium", "high", "xhigh")
 
 
 def parse_reasoning_effort(effort: str) -> dict | None:
diff --git a/skills/autonomous-ai-agents/hermes-agent/SKILL.md b/skills/autonomous-ai-agents/hermes-agent/SKILL.md
index 74445c267..6d8cd1c61 100644
--- a/skills/autonomous-ai-agents/hermes-agent/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/autonomous-ai-agents/hermes-agent/SKILL.md
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ Type these during an interactive chat session.
 /model [name]        Show or change model
 /provider            Show provider info
 /personality [name]  Set personality
-/reasoning [level]   Set reasoning (none|low|medium|high|xhigh|show|hide)
+/reasoning [level]   Set reasoning (none|minimal|low|medium|high|xhigh|show|hide)
 /verbose             Cycle: off → new → all → verbose
 /voice [on|off|tts]  Voice mode
 /yolo                Toggle approval bypass
diff --git a/website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md b/website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md
index 0ac24db18..819a379eb 100644
--- a/website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md
+++ b/website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ Control how much "thinking" the model does before responding:
 
 ```yaml
 agent:
-  reasoning_effort: ""   # empty = medium (default). Options: xhigh (max), high, medium, low, minimal, none
+  reasoning_effort: ""   # empty = medium (default). Options: none, minimal, low, medium, high, xhigh (max)
 ```
 
 When unset (default), reasoning effort defaults to "medium" — a balanced level that works well for most tasks. Setting a value overrides it — higher reasoning effort gives better results on complex tasks at the cost of more tokens and latency.
diff --git a/website/docs/user-guide/features/batch-processing.md b/website/docs/user-guide/features/batch-processing.md
index 3cab1eba2..59554e34d 100644
--- a/website/docs/user-guide/features/batch-processing.md
+++ b/website/docs/user-guide/features/batch-processing.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Entries can optionally include:
 
 | Parameter | Description |
 |-----------|-------------|
-| `--reasoning_effort` | Effort level: `xhigh`, `high`, `medium`, `low`, `minimal`, `none` |
+| `--reasoning_effort` | Effort level: `none`, `minimal`, `low`, `medium`, `high`, `xhigh` |
 | `--reasoning_disabled` | Completely disable reasoning/thinking tokens |
 
 ### Advanced Options