Smart Model Switching

Auto-route tasks to the cheapest Claude model that works correctly. Three-tier progression: Haiku → Sonnet → Opus. Classify before responding. HAIKU (default): factual Q&A, greetings, reminders, status checks, lookups, simple file ops, heartbeats, casual chat, 1-2 sentence tasks. ESCALATE TO SONNET: code >10 lines, analysis, comparisons, planning, reports, multi-step reasoning, tables, long writing >3 paragraphs, summarization, research synthesis, most user conversations. ESCALATE TO OPUS: architecture decisions, complex debugging, multi-file refactoring, strategic planning, nuanced judgment, deep research, critical production decisions. Rule: If a human needs >30 seconds of focused thinking, escalate. If Sonnet struggles with complexity, go to Opus. Save 50-90% on API costs by starting cheap and escalating only when needed.

Install this if you want lightweight guidance for choosing cheaper or stronger Claude models. Review the routing heuristics if your workflows include high-stakes security, production, legal, medical, or financial tasks, where you may want stricter rules to always use a higher-capability model.

Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: smart-model-switching Version: 1.0.0 The skill bundle is benign. It provides instructions in SKILL.md for an OpenClaw agent to intelligently select the appropriate Claude model (Haiku, Sonnet, Opus) based on task complexity to optimize API costs. All content, including the markdown instructions and code snippets, is clearly aligned with this stated purpose and lacks any indicators of malicious intent, data exfiltration, unauthorized execution, persistence mechanisms, or harmful prompt injection attempts against the agent.