/model-route

description: Recommend the best model tier for the current task based on complexity, risk, and budget.

/model-route — Model Tier Recommendation

Evaluate the current task and recommend the appropriate model tier.

Usage

`/model-route [task-description] [--budget low|med|high]`

Tier Routing

| Tier | Use when | |------|---------| | **Fast** | Deterministic, single-file, low blast radius (rename, format, classify) | | **Standard** | Multi-file implementation, refactor, bounded code review — **default** | | **Deep** | Architecture, security audit, root-cause analysis, pre-release verification |

Required Output

1. **Recommended tier** and why 2. **Confidence**: high / medium / low 3. **Escalation condition**: what would cause you to move up one tier 4. **Budget note** (if `--budget` was specified): whether the recommendation changes

Escalation Rule

Escalate only after the lower tier fails with a clear reasoning gap — not because the task feels important.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS:

• `[task-description]` — optional free-text description of the task
• `--budget low|med|high` — optional cost constraint