What is effort-router?
effort-router is a Claude Code mod by moritalous that keep the model fixed and pick the reasoning effort per turn by classifying the prompt with $.model.classify. It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | moritalous |
| Repository | moritalous/claude-mods-router |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #4,037 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #316 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-02 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is effort-router safe to install?
effort-router scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 6 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.command.register | |
$.model.classify | drives Claude |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install effort-router?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/moritalous/claude-mods-router claude plugin validate ./claude-mods-router/effort-router
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/moritalous/claude-mods-router && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-mods-router/effort-router
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs effort-router for you:
Install the "effort-router" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/moritalous/claude-mods-router/tree/main/effort-router. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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