# model-tiers

> Claude/Codex skill by [@incubyte](https://omgskills.com/library/incubyte/index.md) · 18 stars · Updated 2026-10-16

This skill should be used when an orchestrator needs to choose or resolve a model for a delegated agent — i.e. by /bee:planner when authoring a plan (assigning a capability tier per agent per slice) and by /bee:plan-implementer when executing one (resolving a tier to a concrete subagent model value). Contains the single source of truth mapping capability tiers (best / excellent / fast) to Claude Code subagent model values, with per-tier guidance for picking the right one. Load this skill instead of hardcoding any model name.

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/incubyte/ai-plugins /tmp/ai-plugins && ln -s /tmp/ai-plugins/bee/skills/model-tiers ~/.claude/skills/model-tiers
```

## From README

Model tiers — the single source of truth Bee references models only by capability tier, never by concrete model name. This file is the one place that maps a tier to a model. Changing the model lineup means editing only this file — no command, skill, plan, or routing decision names a model. (A few agents carry a model: frontmatter default for /bee:sdd's fixed loop; under the /bee:start → /bee:planner → /bee:plan-implementer chain the plan-resolved value passed at dispatch time always overrides it.) /bee:planner writes tiers into the plan (docs/plans/ -plan.md); /bee:plan-implementer then resolves a tier to the value below and passes it as the model when spawning an agent via the Task tool. No spec, agent prompt, command, or routing decision ever names a concrete model.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/incubyte/ai-plugins/bee/skills/model-tiers/
- GitHub: https://github.com/incubyte/ai-plugins
- Author: [@incubyte](https://omgskills.com/library/incubyte/index.md)

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