Claude Code mod
effort-router
Make your Claude Code usage go up to twice as far. Picks the right reasoning effort for every prompt and every subagent, so easy work stops burning your limits and answers come back sooner.
Install
/plugin marketplace add tommy5dollar/effort-router
/plugin install effort-router@effort-routerMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: writes files, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads settings, reads the transcript, draws
- Sees
- the system prompt, every prompt, ? calls, Agent calls, subagent spawns
- Draws in
SessionModeAbovePrompt- Hooks
telemetry.logsession.startsession.endcommand.runprompt.contextprompt.submittool.callagent.spawnturn.stepturn.completeui.render
From a static scan of the mod's code by awesome-claude-code-mods. It shows what the code asks for, not a security review.
How Claude Code mods work
- A mod is a plugin with a JavaScript or TypeScript module that runs inside Claude Code (version 2.1.287 or later). It can draw panes beside the transcript, a band above the prompt, buttons and toasts, restyle the spinner and tool rows, and watch or rewrite tool calls and prompts.
- It installs like any plugin: add its marketplace with /plugin marketplace add owner/repo, then /plugin install name@marketplace.
- Check what a mod can reach before installing: it runs with your permissions. Reach goes from drawing only, to reading files, to writing files or running processes, to the network. Run claude plugin validate on a clone to list its hooks and calls without running it.
- Turn one off from the Installed tab in /plugin, or start Claude Code with --safe-mode to skip every customization for a session.
Details
- Repository
- tommy5dollar/effort-router
- Folder
effort-router- Marketplace
effort-router- Author
- Tommy Long
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 10 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is effort-router?
Make your Claude Code usage go up to twice as far. Picks the right reasoning effort for every prompt and every subagent, so easy work stops burning your limits and answers come back sooner. It is a mod for Claude Code, from tommy5dollar/effort-router on GitHub.
What can the effort-router mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (writes files, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads settings, reads the transcript, draws). It sees the system prompt, every prompt, ? calls, Agent calls, subagent spawns. It draws in SessionMode, AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install effort-router?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add tommy5dollar/effort-router and then /plugin install effort-router@effort-router.
Is effort-router popular?
tommy5dollar/effort-router has 3 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 10 October 2026.
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