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Agent skill

Economy Mode

by FritzAndFriends in FritzAndFriends/SharpSite

Shifts Layer 3 model selection to cost-optimized alternatives when economy mode is active.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Economy Mode

skills CLI
$ npx skills add FritzAndFriends/SharpSite --skill economy-mode -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install FritzAndFriends/SharpSite economy-mode --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/FritzAndFriends/SharpSite.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.copilot/skills/economy-mode .claude/skills/economy-mode && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
economy-mode
GitHub stars
145
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
629 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
18
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Shifts Layer 3 model selection to cost-optimized alternatives when economy mode is active.

  • Works in 3 steps: READ .squad/config.json → CHECK for economyMode: true — if… → STORE economy mode state in session…
  • Development work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers SCOPE, Context, Activation Methods and Economy Model Selection Table, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Economy Mode is an agent skill from FritzAndFriends/SharpSite. Shifts Layer 3 model selection to cost-optimized alternatives when economy mode is active.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development. It works with OpenAI. The repository describes itself as: A basic CMS built with .NET 9 and Blazor. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Development work in your project

Example prompts

  • “Use the economy-mode skill to shift Layer 3 model selection to cost-optimized alternatives when economy mode is active”
  • “/economy-mode”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. READ .squad/config.json
  2. CHECK for economyMode: true — if present, activate economy mode for the session
  3. STORE economy mode state in session context

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c35e5e0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are json).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Economy Mode loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 26 tokens; SKILL.md has 629 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~26
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from FritzAndFriends/SharpSite at commit c35e5e0, republished under its MIT licence (© FritzAndFriends). 629 words, ~1,275 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/economy-mode/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
economy-mode
description
Shifts Layer 3 model selection to cost-optimized alternatives when economy mode is active.
domain
model-selection
confidence
low
source
manual

SCOPE

✅ THIS SKILL PRODUCES:

  • A modified Layer 3 model selection table applied when economy mode is active
  • economyMode: true written to .squad/config.json when activated persistently
  • Spawn acknowledgments with 💰 indicator when economy mode is active

❌ THIS SKILL DOES NOT PRODUCE:

  • Code, tests, or documentation
  • Cost reports or billing artifacts
  • Changes to Layer 0, Layer 1, or Layer 2 resolution (user intent always wins)

Context

Economy mode shifts Layer 3 (Task-Aware Auto-Selection) to lower-cost alternatives. It does NOT override persistent config (defaultModel, agentModelOverrides) or per-agent charter preferences — those represent explicit user intent and always take priority.

Use this skill when the user wants to reduce costs across an entire session or permanently, without manually specifying models for each agent.

Activation Methods

MethodHow
Session phrase"use economy mode", "save costs", "go cheap", "reduce costs"
Persistent config"economyMode": true in .squad/config.json
CLI flagsquad --economy

Deactivation: "turn off economy mode", "disable economy mode", or remove economyMode from config.json.

Economy Model Selection Table

When economy mode is active, Layer 3 auto-selection uses this table instead of the normal defaults:

Task OutputNormal ModeEconomy Mode
Writing code (implementation, refactoring, bug fixes)claude-sonnet-4.5gpt-4.1 or gpt-5-mini
Writing prompts or agent designsclaude-sonnet-4.5gpt-4.1 or gpt-5-mini
Docs, planning, triage, changelogs, mechanical opsclaude-haiku-4.5gpt-4.1 or gpt-5-mini
Architecture, code review, security auditsclaude-opus-4.5claude-sonnet-4.5
Scribe / logger / mechanical file opsclaude-haiku-4.5gpt-4.1

Prefer gpt-4.1 over gpt-5-mini when the task involves structured output or agentic tool use. Prefer gpt-5-mini for pure text generation tasks where latency matters.

AGENT WORKFLOW

On Session Start
  1. READ .squad/config.json
  2. CHECK for economyMode: true — if present, activate economy mode for the session
  3. STORE economy mode state in session context
On User Phrase Trigger

Session-only (no config change): "use economy mode", "save costs", "go cheap"

  1. SET economy mode active for this session
  2. ACKNOWLEDGE: ✅ Economy mode active — using cost-optimized models this session. (Layer 0 and Layer 2 preferences still apply)

Persistent: "always use economy mode", "save economy mode"

  1. WRITE economyMode: true to .squad/config.json (merge, don't overwrite other fields)
  2. ACKNOWLEDGE: ✅ Economy mode saved — cost-optimized models will be used until disabled.
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On Every Agent Spawn (Economy Mode Active)
  1. CHECK Layer 0a/0b first (agentModelOverrides, defaultModel) — if set, use that. Economy mode does NOT override Layer 0.
  2. CHECK Layer 1 (session directive for a specific model) — if set, use that. Economy mode does NOT override explicit session directives.
  3. CHECK Layer 2 (charter preference) — if set, use that. Economy mode does NOT override charter preferences.
  4. APPLY economy table at Layer 3 instead of normal table.
  5. INCLUDE 💰 in spawn acknowledgment: 🔧 {Name} ({model} · 💰 economy) — {task}
On Deactivation

Trigger phrases: "turn off economy mode", "disable economy mode", "use normal models"

  1. REMOVE economyMode from .squad/config.json (if it was persisted)
  2. CLEAR session economy mode state
  3. ACKNOWLEDGE: ✅ Economy mode disabled — returning to standard model selection.
STOP

After updating economy mode state and including the 💰 indicator in spawn acknowledgments, this skill is done. Do NOT:

  • Change Layer 0, Layer 1, or Layer 2 model choices
  • Override charter-specified models
  • Generate cost reports or comparisons
  • Fall back to premium models via economy mode (economy mode never bumps UP)

Config Schema

.squad/config.json economy-related fields:

json
{
  "version": 1,
  "economyMode": true
}
  • economyMode — when true, Layer 3 uses the economy table. Optional; absent = economy mode off.
  • Combines with defaultModel and agentModelOverrides — Layer 0 always wins.

Anti-Patterns

  • Don't override Layer 0 in economy mode. If the user set defaultModel: "claude-opus-4.6", they want quality. Economy mode only affects Layer 3 auto-selection.
  • Don't silently apply economy mode. Always acknowledge when activated or deactivated.
  • Don't treat economy mode as permanent by default. Session phrases activate session-only; only "always" or config.json persist it.
  • Don't bump premium tasks down too far. Architecture and security reviews shift from opus to sonnet in economy mode — they do NOT go to fast/cheap models.

© FritzAndFriends, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .copilot/skills/economy-mode of FritzAndFriends/SharpSite.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c35e5e0

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in FritzAndFriends/SharpSite, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Economy Mode

What does Economy Mode do?

Shifts Layer 3 model selection to cost-optimized alternatives when economy mode is active. Economy Mode is an agent skill from FritzAndFriends/SharpSite. Shifts Layer 3 model selection to cost-optimized alternatives when economy mode is active.

When should I use Economy Mode?

Economy Mode fits situations like: development work in your project.

How do I install Economy Mode in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add FritzAndFriends/SharpSite --skill economy-mode -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.copilot/skills/economy-mode in FritzAndFriends/SharpSite) into .claude/skills/economy-mode in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Economy Mode in Codex?

Run `npx skills add FritzAndFriends/SharpSite --skill economy-mode -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.copilot/skills/economy-mode in FritzAndFriends/SharpSite) into .agents/skills/economy-mode in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Economy Mode in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add FritzAndFriends/SharpSite --skill economy-mode -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/economy-mode, .gemini/skills/economy-mode, .github/skills/economy-mode and .opencode/skills/economy-mode in your project.

What does Economy Mode need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Economy Mode is instructions for the agent only.

Does Economy Mode access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Economy Mode safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Economy Mode use?

Economy Mode is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Economy Mode use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Economy Mode?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Economy Mode: Get API Docs with chub (andrewyng/context-hub, 14k stars), Create Skill (Hyk260/PureChat, 546 stars), DeepChat Provider Integration (ThinkInAIXYZ/deepchat, 6.4k stars) and Code Change Verification (openai/openai-agents-js, 3.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Economy Mode?

FritzAndFriends (a GitHub organization) maintains it in FritzAndFriends/SharpSite, which has 145 GitHub stars. The repository holds 18 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 30, 2026.

Source: FritzAndFriends/SharpSite on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.