Model Routing Cost Optimizer

Route every agent task to the cheapest model that can still do it well. This skill establishes a three-tier model hierarchy (cheap / mid / premium), a task classifier that buckets work into ROUTINE / MODERATE / COMPLEX, and the decision rules that turn a description into a model pick. It does not enforce any one provider — the tier prices live in references/model-pricing.md so the body stays provider- neutral — and it does not cover local quantized inference.

The core belief is blunt: most agent work is routine, and routing routine work to a premium model is pure waste. Down-tier by default; escalate on evidence, never on habit.

When to Use

Use this skill when you want to: