Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
What This Skill Does
Defines which AI model to use for each type of task in a multi-model agent setup. Maps task categories to specific models: Opus for high-stakes decisions, Codex for coding, Sonnet for routine work, Gemini for vision and long context, Grok for fast secondary opinions.
Having explicit routing rules prevents expensive models from being wasted on trivial tasks and prevents weak models from handling decisions that require judgment.
When to use it
- Choosing a model when spawning a sub-agent for a code refactor
- Setting the default model for scheduled cron jobs
- Deciding whether to escalate a financial decision to Opus
- Running parallel code reviews with Codex and Grok
- Picking the right model for a document with over a million tokens
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: which model should handle a nightly email briefing cron job?
- 1Check if the task is security or finance related — it is not
- 2Check if it requires complex coding — it does not
- 3Check if it needs image generation or 1M+ context — it does not
- 4Identify the task as routine and templated
- 5Apply the Sonnet routing rule for scheduled/templated work
Assigns Sonnet as the model for the cron job