Manual Model Router
Override automatic model selection and force a specific Claude model for your query.
Usage
code
/route <model> <query>
Where <model> is one of:
- •
haikuorfast- Use Haiku for simple, quick tasks - •
sonnetorstandard- Use Sonnet for typical coding tasks - •
opusordeep- Use Opus for complex analysis
Instructions
CRITICAL: The user's explicit model choice MUST be honored. Do NOT override, reclassify, or second-guess their selection. This is a MANUAL OVERRIDE command - the entire point is to bypass automatic classification.
Parse $ARGUMENTS to extract the model and query:
- •Extract model - The first word is the model name (case-insensitive: haiku/fast, sonnet/standard, opus/deep)
- •Extract query - Everything after the model name is the query to execute
- •Validate - If no valid model is specified, show usage help
- •Route IMMEDIATELY - Use the Task tool to spawn the appropriate subagent:
- •haiku/fast -> spawn "fast-executor" subagent with model: haiku
- •sonnet/standard -> spawn "standard-executor" subagent with model: sonnet
- •opus/deep -> spawn "deep-executor" subagent with model: opus
- •Return - Prefix the response with the model used
DO NOT:
- •Analyze query complexity
- •Suggest a "better" model
- •Classify the query
- •Override the user's choice for any reason
The user said which model. Use that model. Period.
Model Mapping
| Argument | Executor | Model |
|---|---|---|
haiku or fast | fast-executor | Haiku |
sonnet or standard | standard-executor | Sonnet |
opus or deep | deep-executor | Opus |
Examples
Force Opus for a simple question
code
/route opus What's the syntax for a TypeScript interface?
Result: Routes to Opus (deep-executor) regardless of query complexity.
Force Haiku for any task
code
/route haiku Fix the authentication bug in login.ts
Result: Routes to Haiku (fast-executor) for cost savings.
Force Sonnet explicitly
code
/route sonnet Design a caching system
Result: Routes to Sonnet (standard-executor).
Error Handling
If the user doesn't provide a valid model, respond with:
code
Usage: /route <model> <query> Models: haiku, fast - Quick, simple tasks (cheapest) sonnet, standard - Typical coding tasks (default) opus, deep - Complex analysis (most capable) Example: /route opus Analyze the security of this authentication flow