diff --git a/paperqa/agents/__init__.py b/paperqa/agents/__init__.py
index be31fd96..389b4ba7 100644
--- a/paperqa/agents/__init__.py
+++ b/paperqa/agents/__init__.py
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ def ask(query: str, settings: Settings) -> AnswerResponse:
     return get_loop().run_until_complete(
         agent_query(
             QueryRequest(query=query, settings=settings),
-            verbosity=settings.verbosity,
             agent_type=settings.agent.agent_type,
         )
     )
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     parser.add_argument(
         "--settings",
         "-s",
-        default="default",
+        default="high_quality",
         help=(
             "Named settings to use. Will search in local, pqa directory, and package"
             " last"
diff --git a/paperqa/agents/main.py b/paperqa/agents/main.py
index 837ed100..2db2d712 100644
--- a/paperqa/agents/main.py
+++ b/paperqa/agents/main.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ async def agent_query(
     query: str | QueryRequest,
     docs: Docs | None = None,
     agent_type: str | type = DEFAULT_AGENT_TYPE,
-    verbosity: int = 0,
     **env_kwargs,
 ) -> AnswerResponse:
     if isinstance(query, str):
@@ -75,12 +74,8 @@ async def agent_query(
 
     response = await run_agent(docs, query, agent_type, **env_kwargs)
     agent_logger.debug(f"agent_response: {response}")
-    truncation_chars = 1_000_000 if verbosity > 1 else 1500 * (verbosity + 1)
-    agent_logger.info(
-        f"[bold blue]Answer: {response.answer.answer[:truncation_chars]}"
-        f"{'...(truncated)' if len(response.answer.answer) > truncation_chars else ''}"
-        "[/bold blue]"
-    )
+
+    agent_logger.info(f"[bold blue]Answer: {response.answer.answer}[/bold blue]")
 
     await search_index.add_document(
         {