What is model-hierarchy-skill?
model-hierarchy-skill is a Claude skill by zscole that cost-optimized model routing based on task complexity. It is listed under Agents & automation and has 346 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude skill |
|---|---|
| Author | zscole |
| Repository | zscole/model-hierarchy-skill |
| Popularity | 346 GitHub stars |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #814 of 1,262 Claude skills; #64 in Agents & automation |
| SKILL.md length | 280 lines |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-02-16 |
Is model-hierarchy-skill safe to install?
model-hierarchy-skill scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 9 of 9 checks.
Skill results come from a static scan of its SKILL.md for instruction overrides, hidden actions, risky commands and credential access.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No instruction-override phrases | Pass |
| No hidden actions | Pass |
| No pipe-to-shell installers | Pass |
| No obfuscated code | Pass |
| No destructive commands | Pass |
| Doesn't ask for keys or credentials | Pass |
| No network requests | Pass |
| No shell commands | Pass |
| Installs no packages | Pass |
How do I install model-hierarchy-skill?
- Install with the skills CLI. Works for Claude Code and other agents that read skills.
npx skills add https://github.com/zscole/model-hierarchy-skill --skill model-hierarchy-skill
- Or copy it by hand. Claude Code loads any folder with a SKILL.md from ~/.claude/skills.
git clone https://github.com/zscole/model-hierarchy-skill cp -r model-hierarchy-skill/model-hierarchy-skill ~/.claude/skills/model-hierarchy-skill
- Use it. Claude loads the skill when a task matches its description. You can also name it in your prompt.
Use the model-hierarchy-skill skill to …
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs model-hierarchy-skill for you:
Install the "model-hierarchy-skill" skill from https://github.com/zscole/model-hierarchy-skill into ~/.claude/skills, then tell me in one line what it does.