SKILL.md
5,355 bytesOpen “Read skill files” to load this pinned file inside Edge.Subagent Model Picker
Give each Claude Code subagent the cheapest model that still gets its task right: Haiku, Sonnet, Opus or Fable, with a one-line reason per task.
Works in
Subagent Model Picker
What your agent can get
Claude Code subagents
A tier per task
Cheapest model that passes
Checkable results first
One escalation, then take it back
Aliases pinned to model IDs
How it works
Step 1
SortAsks three questions about each task.
Step 2
PickMaps the tier to Haiku, Sonnet, Opus or Fable.
Step 3
SpawnPasses that model on every subagent.
Example
Complete the four tasks in TASKS.md. Delegate each task to its own subagent and use the subagent-model-picker skill to choose each subagent's model.
✓ Used Edge: Subagent Model Picker
Inventory and config on Haiku, the date bug on Sonnet, the allocation on Opus
lead claude-opus-5-5 loads subagent-model-picker, then spawns 4 subagents
| haiku | Inventory undocumented functions | $0.050 |
| sonnet | Fix parse_date bug | $0.086 |
| opus | Implement money.allocate | $0.207 |
| haiku | Convert config.ini to JSON | $0.050 |
35/35 hidden checks, visible tests green
Tally: two tasks on Haiku, one on Sonnet, one on Opus, with no retries needed.
$0.716 for the run, lead $0.324 included · 28% less on average over 15 runs
Evidence
Measured: 28% cheaper, same pass rate
15 runs with the skill against 15 with every subagent on Opus: $0.73 against $1.01 per run on average, and all 30 runs passed 35 of 35 hidden checks. Read the full eval
What you can inspect
Package instructions + 1 worked exampleThese materials show the intended workflow. They do not support a measured performance claim.Skill details
What you get & setupPackage instructions
Give each Claude Code subagent the cheapest model that still gets its task right: Haiku, Sonnet, Opus or Fable, with a one-line reason per task.
- Input
- A task and the working material it needs
- Output
- Recorded agent run
- Setup
- Read the package instructions before use
Evidence & limitationsPackage available
Package available. Versioned package and files available. The worked example explains the intended workflow; it is not a recorded model run.
Creator, source & adoptionEdge
Created by Edge. The installable package is distributed through the public getedgehq skills collection.
Federico De PonteFounder, EdgeRead skill files3 files
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SKILL.md
5,355 bytesOpen “Read skill files” to load this pinned file inside Edge.Give your agent Subagent Model Picker.
Give each Claude Code subagent the cheapest model that still gets its task right: Haiku, Sonnet, Opus or Fable, with a one-line reason per task.