FAQ

A free, open source Claude Code mod. It picks the model and the effort for every prompt, runs a plan, build, verify and review workflow for big jobs, and always reviews risky changes.

No. Claude Code's auto mode is a permission mode, and Anthropic makes it. AutoMode is a community mod that routes models and effort. See the difference.

In 5 mixed sessions it cost $2.01 against $4.14 on plain Opus, 51% less, with all 20 steps passing. On 30 single coding tasks it was 45% cheaper than Opus. It saves little if you only run long coding tasks on Sonnet high. See Benchmark results.

Yes. You pay a flat price, so the saving shows up as usage limits that last longer. Cheaper routes use less of each window.

No. AutoMode runs on the Claude login you already have. It has no key, no server and no account.

In the benchmark, every arm passed all 20 mixed-session steps, and AutoMode passed 29 of 30 single coding tasks against 28 for Opus. Risky work has a quality floor the judge cannot lower, and a mandatory review.

It can, so AutoMode checks every switch against the cache rewrite it costs. Effort changes are free on the 5.5 models. See Model switches and the prompt cache.

Only what Claude Code sends: one short Haiku call per prompt for the judge, through your own login. It has no network code of its own. See Privacy.

Yes. Your /model is a pin. To route effort only, set Route models to off in /plugin configure automode@automode.

Routing and the guardian do. The bar does not, because Claude Code does not draw it there. Use /automode. See Where AutoMode runs.