How do I install the Route skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add aiskillstore/route in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Route skill do?

Manually route a query to the optimal Claude model (Haiku/Sonnet/Opus) It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.

Is Route safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Route?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Route free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

aiskillstore (@aiskillstore) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Route by aiskillstore — Agent Skill

Name: Route
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: aiskillstore

File contents

Manual Model Router

Override automatic model selection and force a specific Claude model for your query.

Usage

/route <model> <query>

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:

Extract model - The first word is the model name (case-insensitive: haiku/fast, sonnet/standard, opus/deep)
Extract query - Everything after the model name is the query to execute
Validate - If no valid model is specified, show usage help
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
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

/route opus What's the syntax for a TypeScript interface?

Result: Routes to Opus (deep-executor) regardless of query complexity.

Force Haiku for any task

/route haiku Fix the authentication bug in login.ts

Result: Routes to Haiku (fast-executor) for cost savings.

Force Sonnet explicitly

/route sonnet Design a caching system

Result: Routes to Sonnet (standard-executor).

Error Handling

If the user doesn't provide a valid model, respond with:

Usage: /route <model> <query>

Models:
  haiku, fast     - Quick, simple tasks (cheapest)
  sonnet, standard - Typical coding tasks (default)
  opus, deep      - Complex analysis (most capable)

Example: /route opus Analyze the security of this authentication flow

--- name: route description: Manually route a query to the optimal Claude model (Haiku/Sonnet/Opus) user_invokable: true --- # Manual Model Router Override automatic model selection and force a specific Claude model for your query. ## Usage ``` /route <model> <query> ``` 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 ``` /route opus What's the syntax for a TypeScript interface? ``` Result: Routes to Opus (deep-executor) regardless of query complexity. ### Force Haiku for any task ``` /route haiku Fix the authentication bug in login.ts ``` Result: Routes to Haiku (fast-executor) for cost savings. ### Force Sonnet explicitly ``` /route sonnet Design a caching system ``` Result: Routes to Sonnet (standard-executor). ## Error Handling If the user doesn't provide a valid model, respond with: ``` Usage: /route <model> <query> Models: haiku, fast - Quick, simple tasks (cheapest) sonnet, standard - Typical coding tasks (default) opus, deep - Complex analysis (most capable) Example: /route opus Analyze the security of this authentication flow ```

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