Request Optimizer

Request Optimizer Skill (POC)

Purpose

To intercept and intelligently analyze every user request, providing strategic recommendations before execution. This skill acts as an intelligent intermediary that evaluates context efficiency, task complexity, and execution strategy.

When to Use

This skill should be used automatically on every request to:

• Analyze request specificity and clarity
• Determine if exploration is needed
• Identify opportunities for task decomposition
• Recommend optimal model (Haiku/Sonnet/Opus)
• Suggest coordination of MCPs, Agents, or other Skills
• Present a complete strategy for user approval before execution

How This Skill Works

Analysis Phase

When a request is received, immediately perform these analyses using references/analysis-framework.md:

1. Specificity Analysis - How specific/vague is the request?
2. Exploration Detection - Does this need codebase/system exploration?
3. Subtask Identification - Should this be decomposed into multiple tasks?
4. Tool Coordination - What MCPs, Agents, or Skills might be needed?
5. Model Recommendation - Which model is optimal? (Haiku for simple, Sonnet for normal, Opus for complex)

Recommendation Phase

Based on analyses, compile findings into a structured recommendation:

## Analysis Results
- **Specificity**: [Assessment]
- **Exploration Needed**: [Yes/No + Why]
- **Suggested Subtasks**: [If applicable]
- **Recommended Tools**: [MCPs/Agents/Skills to coordinate]
- **Optimal Model**: [Haiku/Sonnet/Opus + reasoning]

## Recommended Strategy
[Clear, actionable workflow]

## Next Steps
Ready to execute? (Yes/No/Adjust)

Execution Phase (After Approval)

If user approves:

• Execute the recommended strategy
• When recommending MCP/Agent invocation, first present what will be done
• Ask approval again before invoking heavy tools
• Report results back to user
• Ask if additional steps needed or if optimization complete

Decision Framework

Reference references/decision-tree.md to determine:

• When to invoke vs. recommend: Only recommend MCPs/Agents without heavy computation
• How to weight factors: Specificity + Complexity + Context Size
• When to defer to user decision: Complex tradeoffs

Important Constraints

• Always get approval before executing heavy operations
• Start with analysis/recommendations, not execution
• Be concise in analysis reporting
• Preserve context by using /clear recommendations when appropriate
• Default to recommending Haiku for simple tasks to preserve token budget