Model Effort Shortcuts

When to choose it

Changing the next main-thread request without leaving the keyboard.

Choose it if: You frequently switch main-thread model or effort and can configure terminal keybindings.

Look elsewhere if: You need automatic model selection for all agents.

What the source describes

• Configured Meta+E and Meta+P shortcuts switch model or effort
• Footer displays the effective choice
• Overrides apply to the main conversation

Requirements

• Claude Code 2.1.287+
• Merge upstream keybindings into ~/.claude/keybindings.json
• Configure terminal Alt or Option as Meta

Install from the reviewed source

These are the source’s documented installation steps. Read the source, license and requirements first. Marketplace installation can use a different scope from a local --plugin-dir session. Restart Claude Code or use /reload-plugins afterward.

claude plugin marketplace add richkuo/claude-code-model-effort-shortcuts
claude plugin install model-effort-shortcuts@richkuo

Use it after installation

Follow the README keybinding setup, restart or /reload-plugins, then use configured Meta+E / Meta+P.

Limitations & considerations

• Hardcoded model names require account availability checks
• Model switches may incur cold-cache cost
• This does not configure every subagent

Mods execute with your user privileges and are not sandboxed. They can access files, launch processes and make network requests. ClaudeStack has not run or security-audited this Mod. Use claude plugin validate on a downloaded directory to inspect declared behavior; validation does not certify safety. Check the official trust guidance before loading it.

Source & review record

Our description is based on public documentation and manifests available on 2026-10-05, including the hooks-module pointer and registration source. Installation formats were checked against Claude Code’s documentation. No extension code was executed: this is a source review, not a runtime compatibility test or security audit.

• Original source and documentation
• Reviewed registration source
• License of the reviewed source
• Official plugin installation documentation

Repository last pushed at the time of review: 2026-10-02T02:40:39Z. This date does not prove that the individual Mod works with a particular Claude Code release.