What is effort-router?
effort-router is a Claude Code mod by totally-tim that picks the reasoning effort for each turn of the main conversation with a System One classifier (hosted Jev or a compatible service) and shows the level on the spinner and on the line that. It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | totally-tim |
| Repository | totally-tim/effort-router |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | High risk (52/100) |
| Rank | #4,879 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #371 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Spinner, TurnDuration |
Is effort-router safe to install?
effort-router scores 52/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.root | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | 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/totally-tim/effort-router claude plugin validate ./effort-router/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add totally-tim/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/totally-tim/effort-router. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.