What is effort-router?
effort-router is a Claude Code mod by tommy5dollar that 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 listed under Cost & usage and has 3 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | tommy5dollar |
| Repository | tommy5dollar/effort-router |
| Popularity | 3 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #1,027 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #181 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Stars this week | +2 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | ? calls, Agent calls, every prompt, subagent spawns, the system prompt |
| Draws on | SessionMode, AbovePrompt |
Is effort-router safe to install?
effort-router scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 4 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.model | |
$.session.repo | |
$.session.root | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | 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/tommy5dollar/effort-router claude plugin validate ./effort-router/effort-router
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add tommy5dollar/effort-router && claude plugin install effort-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/tommy5dollar/effort-router/tree/main/effort-router. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.