Agent skill · software engineering · aiskillstore
route
Manually route a query to the optimal Claude model (Haiku/Sonnet/Opus)
Why this skill is useful
Adds a manual routing mechanism for selecting specific Claude models based on user input, which the AI wouldn't generate on its own.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Manual Model Router Override automatic model selection and force a specific Claude model for your query. Usage Where <model> is one of: haiku or fast - Use Haiku for simple, quick tasks sonnet or standard - Use Sonnet for typical coding tasks opus or deep - Use Opus for complex analysis Instructions CRITICAL: The user's explicit model choice MUST be honored. Do NOT override, reclassify, or second-guess their selection. This is a MANUAL OVERRIDE command - the entire point is to bypass automatic classification. Parse $ARGUMENTS to extract the model and query: 1. Extract model - The first word is the model name (case-insensitive: haiku/fast, sonnet/standard, opus/deep) 2. Extract query - Everything after the model name is the query to execute 3. Validate - If no valid model is specified, show usage help 4. Route IMMEDIATELY - Use the Task tool to spawn the appropriate subagent: haiku/fast -> spawn "fast-executor" subagent with model: haiku sonnet/standard -> spawn "standard-executor" subagent with model: sonnet opus/deep -> spawn "deep-executor" subagent with model: opus 5. Return - Prefix the response with the model used DO NOT: Analyze query complexity Suggest a "better" model Classify the query Override the user's choice for any reason The user said which model. Use that model. Period. Model Mapping Argument Executor Model ---------- ---------- ------- haiku or fast fast-executor Haiku sonnet or standard standard-executor Sonnet opus or deep deep-executor Opus Examples Force Opus for a simple question Result: Routes to Opus (deep-executor) regardless of query complexity. Force Haiku for any task Result: Routes to Haiku (fast-executor) for cost savings. Force Sonnet explicitly Result: Routes to Sonnet (standard-executor). Error Handling If the user doesn't provide a valid model, respond with:
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/route