auto-effort

Name: auto-effort
Author: arthur-fontaine

v0.1.1

Picks Claude's effort level for each prompt with a decision model, raising it for hard work and lowering it for quick edits.

by @arthur-fontaine2Updated Oct 5, 2026Broad accessGitHub

Installation

Install from your shell (answer y to add the marketplace)
$ claude plugin install auto-effort --marketplace arthur-fontaine/cc-mod-auto-effort

Already in a session? Type this at the Claude Code prompt:

$ /plugin install auto-effort --marketplace arthur-fontaine/cc-mod-auto-effort

Pick a scope and the mod is active right away. Needs Claude Code 2.1.287 or later, in a terminal. Full install guide

What does auto-effort do?

Asks a decision model how much effort each prompt needs and overrides the effort for that prompt
Providers: local Nisev 1.7B via llama.cpp, or cloud Jev/Clef through OpenCode Zen, TypeSafe or another endpoint
/auto-effort shows provider, missing setup, Nisev state and the last decision; /auto-effort setup chooses the provider
/auto-effort off and on stop or resume the overrides, saved across sessions
AUTO_EFFORT_INCLUDE_CONTEXT=false sends only the prompt to the provider

What do you need?

Claude Code 2.1.287 or later (terminal)
A decision-model provider: llama.cpp b11361+ with a one-time 1.9 GB download (local Nisev), or an AUTO_EFFORT_API_KEY for a provider serving Jev or Clef

What can this mod access?

Read from the mod's code with claude plugin validate on Claude Code 2.1.296, synced Oct 12, 2026. This is a capability list, not a security audit. Mods run with your permissions, so install only from authors you trust.

Broad access

Runs programs on your machine
Makes network requests
Reads or rewrites your prompts
Reads environment variables or settings
Reads your conversation

Hooks and engine calls (7 + 15)

hooks

command.run{command=auto-effort}
prompt.submit
session.start
turn.complete
turn.start
turn.step
ui.render{component=SessionMode}

calls

$.clock.sleep
$.command.register
$.env.get
$.http.fetch
$.process.run
$.process.spawn
$.session.messages
$.session.model
$.state.get
$.state.set
$.store.get
$.store.set
$.ui.ask
$.ui.log
$.ui.status

How do you uninstall auto-effort?

$ claude plugin uninstall auto-effort

To switch it off without removing it, use claude plugin disable with the same name.

Do you maintain auto-effort?

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