What is switchboard?
switchboard is a Claude Code mod by hamzafer that picks the model for each subagent that names none, with OpenAI's Decisions API or Jev, from its short label only. One line per spawn above the prompt; /route shows each pick and what each. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 268 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | hamzafer |
| Repository | hamzafer/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | 268 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #83 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #9 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +80 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is switchboard safe to install?
switchboard scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; reads environment variables. 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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.every | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install switchboard?
- 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/hamzafer/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/mods/switchboard
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add hamzafer/claude-code-mods && claude plugin install switchboard@claude-code-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs switchboard for you:
Install the "switchboard" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/hamzafer/claude-code-mods/tree/main/mods/switchboard. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- context-bar: Your context window as a stacked bar above the prompt, a color per category, with token counts and the compaction point. (Low risk)
- glance: One line above the prompt with what needs you: next meeting, PRs, Linear issues and Slack DMs. /glance lists them all. (Review before installing)
- heatmap: A GitHub-style grid of your Claude Code time in a /heatmap pane, with streaks, peaks and top projects. (Review before installing)
- md-preview: Shows the Markdown files Claude edits, rendered like GitHub, in a pane next to the chat. Before and after side by side. (Review before installing)