Claude Code mod

explore-model

Pins the model that background recon subagents run on. An agent.spawn hook sets the Explore subagent's model to haiku, so a session driven by an expensive model stops billing its codebase searches at that tier, without shadowing the built-in agent definition and without the CLAUDE.md load a replacement definition would cost.

1 starsWorkflow mods Plugin marketplaceValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

Inside Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add rlorenzo/ai-coding-setup
/plugin install explore-model@ai-coding-setup

Mods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.

What it can access

Reach
L0Draws and remembers: draws
Sees
subagent spawns
Hooks
agent.spawn

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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.
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Details

Repository
rlorenzo/ai-coding-setup
Folder
mods/explore-model
Marketplace
ai-coding-setup
Author
Rex Lorenzo
Type
Workflow mods
License
MIT
Last updated
28 September 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is explore-model?

Pins the model that background recon subagents run on. An agent.spawn hook sets the Explore subagent's model to haiku, so a session driven by an expensive model stops billing its codebase searches at that tier, without shadowing the built-in agent definition and without the CLAUDE.md load a replacement definition would cost. It is a mod for Claude Code, from rlorenzo/ai-coding-setup on GitHub.

What can the explore-model mod access?

Its widest reach is "draws and remembers" (draws). It sees subagent spawns. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install explore-model?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add rlorenzo/ai-coding-setup and then /plugin install explore-model@ai-coding-setup.

Is explore-model popular?

rlorenzo/ai-coding-setup has 1 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 28 September 2026.

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