Agent Routing

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Agent Routing skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Agent Routing is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: ai-tooling · Last updated: 2026-07-17

ai:agent

Decide which model (Haiku/Sonnet/Opus) and effort level each subagent gets, when to cascade cheap-first behind a verifier, and how to run improvement loops safely (evaluator-as-selector, stop on regression). Use when spawning subagents via the Agent or Workflow tools, when fanning out more than a handful of agents, or when the user asks which model or effort a task should route to. Grounded in measured calibration data (references/calibration-2026-07-15.md), not vibes.

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From the source SKILL.md

Before spawning any subagent, answer one question: is the task mechanically checkable, or does it require judgment? Checkable → Haiku at effort: 'low' behind a verifier. Judgment → up-tier. The routing table refines this split; the rest of the skill governs cascades and loops.

What this skill does

Agent Routing is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the ai-tooling sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/agent-routing/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when spawning subagents via the Agent or Workflow tools, when fanning out more than a handful of agents, or when the user asks which model or effort a task should route to. Grounded in measured calibration data (references/calibration-2026-07-15.

Who uses this skill

The Agent Routing Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 152,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/agent-routing
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/agent-routing/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/agent-routing/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/agent-routing/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/agent-routing/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\agent-routing\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Agent Routing Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/agent-routing/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Agent Routing skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Agent Routing skill?

Use Agent Routing when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the ai tooling area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Agent Routing" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Agent Routing skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Agent Routing is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/oaustegard/claude-skills/blob/HEAD/agent-routing/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: oaustegard
Website: https://austegard.com/ai-tools/claude-skill-releases.html

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

oaustegard. (2026). Agent Routing [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/agent-routing/

BibTeX

@misc{agent-routing-2026,
  author    = {oaustegard},
  title     = {Agent Routing [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/agent-routing/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-17 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
⚠ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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