Claude Code mod
effort-router
Routes each turn's effort from your prompt: git housekeeping replies ("merged", "commit and push", "push it") run at low effort, deep asks (review, audit, plan, why does...) at max, everything else (approvals like "yes" or "continue" included) at the session's own. Switches only when the prompt cache makes it worth it, never mid-turn. Caps every turn and subagent at a lower effort once usage-meter says the plan's 5-hour budget is nearly used; can give subagents an effort of their own; optional model guard; /route shows and steers it. No model calls of its own.
Install
git clone https://github.com/joeldg/claude-mods.git
claude --plugin-dir ./claude-mods/effort-routerThe repo has no marketplace file, so load the plugin folder directly with --plugin-dir.
What it can access
- Reach
- L1Reads: reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, draws
- Sees
- every prompt
- Hooks
session.startcommand.runprompt.submitturn.startturn.stepturn.completesession.end
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
- joeldg/claude-mods
- Folder
effort-router- Author
- joeldg
- Last updated
- 16 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is effort-router?
Routes each turn's effort from your prompt: git housekeeping replies ("merged", "commit and push", "push it") run at low effort, deep asks (review, audit, plan, why does...) at max, everything else (approvals like "yes" or "continue" included) at the session's own. Switches only when the prompt cache makes it worth it, never mid-turn. Caps every turn and subagent at a lower effort once usage-meter says the plan's 5-hour budget is nearly used; can give subagents an effort of their own; optional model guard; /route shows and steers it. No model calls of its own. It is a mod for Claude Code, from joeldg/claude-mods on GitHub.
What can the effort-router mod access?
Its widest reach is "reads" (reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, draws). It sees every prompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install effort-router?
Clone joeldg/claude-mods and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (effort-router).
Is effort-router popular?
joeldg/claude-mods has 2 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 16 October 2026.
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