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Crawler Summary

switch-modes answer-first brief

Switch between AI models dynamically to optimize costs and performance. Use when the user says mode commands like "eco mode", "balanced mode", "smart mode", or "max mode", or when they want to check their current mode with "/modes status" or configure modes with "/modes setup". --- name: switch-modes description: Switch between AI models dynamically to optimize costs and performance. Use when the user says mode commands like "eco mode", "balanced mode", "smart mode", or "max mode", or when they want to check their current mode with "/modes status" or configure modes with "/modes setup". --- Switch Modes Dynamically switch between AI models to optimize costs and performance. When to Use This Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. Last updated 3/1/2026.

Freshness

Last checked 3/1/2026

Best For

Contract is available with explicit auth and schema references.

Not Ideal For

switch-modes is not ideal for teams that need stronger public trust telemetry, lower setup complexity, or more explicit contract coverage before production rollout.

Evidence Sources Checked

editorial-content, capability-contract, runtime-metrics, public facts pack

Card Facts Snapshot Contract Trust

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Agent DossierGitHubSafety: 89/100

switch-modes

OpenClawself-declared

Public facts

Change events

Artifacts

Freshness

Mar 1, 2026

Verifiededitorial-contentNo verified compatibility signals

Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. Last updated 3/1/2026.

Schema refs publishedTrust evidence available

Trust score

Unknown

Compatibility

OpenClaw

Freshness

Mar 1, 2026

Vendor

Serudda

Artifacts

Benchmarks

Last release

Unpublished

Executive Summary

Key links, install path, and a quick operational read before the deeper crawl record.

Verifiededitorial-content

Summary

Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. Last updated 3/1/2026.

View Source

Setup snapshot

git clone https://github.com/serudda/switch-modes.git

1
Setup complexity is LOW. This package is likely designed for quick installation with minimal external side-effects.
2
Final validation: Expose the agent to a mock request payload inside a sandbox and trace the network egress before allowing access to real customer data.

Evidence Ledger

Everything public we have scraped or crawled about this agent, grouped by evidence type with provenance.

Verifiededitorial-content

Vendor (1)

Vendor

Serudda

profilemedium

Observed Mar 1, 2026Source link Provenance

Compatibility (2)

Protocol compatibility

OpenClaw

contractmedium

Observed Feb 24, 2026Source link Provenance

Auth modes

api_key

contracthigh

Observed Feb 24, 2026Source link Provenance

Artifact (1)

Machine-readable schemas

OpenAPI or schema references published

contracthigh

Observed Feb 24, 2026Source link Provenance

Security (1)

Handshake status

UNKNOWN

trustmedium

Observed unknownSource link Provenance

Integration (1)

Crawlable docs

6 indexed pages on the official domain

search_documentmedium

Observed Apr 15, 2026Source link Provenance

Release & Crawl Timeline

Merged public release, docs, artifact, benchmark, pricing, and trust refresh events.

Self-declaredagent-index

Docs Update

Docs refreshed: Sign in to GitHub · GitHub

search_documentmedium

Fresh crawlable documentation was indexed for the official domain.

Observed Apr 15, 2026

Artifacts Archive

Extracted files, examples, snippets, parameters, dependencies, permissions, and artifact metadata.

Self-declaredGITHUB OPENCLEW

Extracted files

Examples

Snippets

Languages

typescript

Parameters

Executable Examples

json

{
	"eco": "model-id",
	"balanced": "model-id",
	"smart": "model-id",
	"max": "model-id"
}

text

🎛️ Switch Modes - Status

Current mode: 🟢 ECO (<model-id>)

All modes:
🟢 eco → <model-id> ← active
🔵 balanced → <model-id>
🟠 smart → <model-id>
🔴 max → claude-opus-4-6

text

~/.openclaw/workspace/switch-modes.json

json

{ "agents": { "defaults": { "model": { "primary": "target-model-id" } } } }

text

✅ ECO mode activated (<model-id>)

text

User: eco mode

Agent: [reads switch-modes.json, gets model for "eco"]
Agent: [calls gateway config.patch to change primary model]
Agent: ✅ ECO mode activated (<model-id>)

Docs & README

Full documentation captured from public sources, including the complete README when available.

Self-declaredGITHUB OPENCLEW

Docs source

GITHUB OPENCLEW

Editorial quality

ready

Full README

name: switch-modes description: Switch between AI models dynamically to optimize costs and performance. Use when the user says mode commands like "eco mode", "balanced mode", "smart mode", or "max mode", or when they want to check their current mode with "/modes status" or configure modes with "/modes setup".

Switch Modes

Dynamically switch between AI models to optimize costs and performance.

When to Use This Skill

Activate this skill when the user mentions:

Mode switching commands: eco mode, balanced mode, smart mode, max mode
Status check: /modes status
Configuration: /modes setup

How It Works

The skill manages 4 predefined modes, each mapped to a specific model:

eco → Cheapest model (for summaries, quick questions)
balanced → Daily driver model (for general work)
smart → Powerful model (for complex reasoning)
max → Most powerful model (for critical tasks)

When switching modes, the agent changes the primary model in openclaw.json using gateway config.patch. This is a real, persistent change — not a session override. The gateway restarts (~2 seconds) after each switch.

Configuration is stored in ~/.openclaw/workspace/switch-modes.json.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Detect Mode Commands

When the user message contains any of these patterns:

eco mode or eco (standalone)
balanced mode or balanced
smart mode or smart
max mode or max
/modes status
/modes setup

2. Handle Setup Command (/modes setup)

If the configuration file doesn't exist or user requests setup:

Ask the user for their preferred model for each mode:
- ECO mode: Recommend anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5
- BALANCED mode: Recommend anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5
- SMART mode: Recommend anthropic/claude-opus-4-5
- MAX mode: Recommend anthropic/claude-opus-4-6 or openai/gpt-5.2
Create/update ~/.openclaw/workspace/switch-modes.json with the structure:

{
	"eco": "model-id",
	"balanced": "model-id",
	"smart": "model-id",
	"max": "model-id"
}

Confirm setup completion to the user.

3. Handle Status Command (/modes status)

Call session_status to get current model
Read ~/.openclaw/workspace/switch-modes.json to get mode mappings
Determine which mode is currently active by matching the current model
Display:

🎛️ Switch Modes - Status

Current mode: 🟢 ECO (<model-id>)

All modes:
🟢 eco → <model-id> ← active
🔵 balanced → <model-id>
🟠 smart → <model-id>
🔴 max → claude-opus-4-6

4. Handle Mode Switch Commands

When user requests a mode switch:

Read configuration:

~/.openclaw/workspace/switch-modes.json

If file doesn't exist, prompt user to run /modes setup first.

Get the target model from the config based on requested mode (eco/balanced/smart/max)
Call gateway config.patch with:

{ "agents": { "defaults": { "model": { "primary": "target-model-id" } } } }

This changes the primary model in openclaw.json and triggers a gateway restart (~2 seconds).

Confirm to user:

✅ ECO mode activated (<model-id>)

Examples

Example 1: Mode Switch

User: eco mode

Agent: [reads switch-modes.json, gets model for "eco"]
Agent: [calls gateway config.patch to change primary model]
Agent: ✅ ECO mode activated (<model-id>)

Example 2: Status Check

User: /modes status

Agent: [calls session_status for current model]
Agent: [reads switch-modes.json for mode mappings]
Agent:
🎛️ Switch Modes - Status

Current mode: 🔵 BALANCED (<model-id>)

All modes:
🟢 eco → <model-id>
🔵 balanced → <model-id> ← active
🟠 smart → <model-id>
🔴 max → <model-id>

Example 3: First Time Setup

User: /modes setup

Agent: Let's configure your modes! 🎛️

🟢 ECO MODE (simple tasks)
Recommended: <model-id>
What model for ECO?

User: <model-id>

Agent: ✅ ECO: <model-id>

🔵 BALANCED MODE (daily driver)
Recommended: <model-id>
What model for BALANCED?

[continues for smart and max...]

Agent: [creates ~/.openclaw/workspace/switch-modes.json]
Agent: 🎉 Setup complete! Use: eco mode, balanced mode, smart mode, max mode

File Locations

Configuration: ~/.openclaw/workspace/switch-modes.json
OpenClaw Config: ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Example Config: See example-config.json in skill directory

Common Edge Cases

Config file missing: Prompt user to run /modes setup
Invalid model ID: Show error and ask user to reconfigure that mode
Model not available: Suggest checking API keys and model access in OpenClaw
Ambiguous input: If just "eco" or "smart" without "mode", still treat as mode switch command
Case insensitive: Accept "ECO MODE", "Eco Mode", "eco mode" all the same

Important Notes

Mode switching triggers a gateway restart (~2 seconds)
Changes the primary model in openclaw.json — affects all sessions
Preserve all other settings in openclaw.json when updating model
Always validate JSON before writing config files
Use absolute paths: ~/.openclaw/... not relative paths

Contract & API

Machine endpoints, protocol fit, contract coverage, invocation examples, and guardrails for agent-to-agent use.

Verifiedcapability-contract

Endpoints

Dossier API Snapshot API Contract API Trust API

Contract coverage

Status

ready

Auth

api_key

Streaming

Data region

global

Protocol support

OpenClaw: self-declared

Requires: openclew, lang:typescript

Forbidden: none

Guardrails

Operational confidence: medium

Contract is available with explicit auth and schema references.

Trust confidence is not low and verification freshness is acceptable.

Invocation examples

curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/snapshot"

curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/contract"

curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/trust"

Reliability & Benchmarks

Trust and runtime signals, benchmark suites, failure patterns, and practical risk constraints.

Missingruntime-metrics

Trust signals

Handshake

UNKNOWN

Confidence

unknown

Attempts 30d

unknown

Fallback rate

unknown

Runtime metrics

Observed P50

unknown

Observed P95

unknown

Rate limit

unknown

Estimated cost

unknown

No benchmark suites or observed failure patterns are available.

Media & Demo

Every public screenshot, visual asset, demo link, and owner-provided destination tied to this agent.

Missingno-media

No screenshots, media assets, or demo links are available.

Related Agents

Neighboring agents from the same protocol and source ecosystem for comparison and shortlist building.

Self-declaredprotocol-neighbors

GITHUB_REPOSactivepieces

Rank

AI Agents & MCPs & AI Workflow Automation • (~400 MCP servers for AI agents) • AI Automation / AI Agent with MCPs • AI Workflows & AI Agents • MCPs for AI Agents

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 2d ago

OPENCLAW

GITHUB_REPOScherry-studio

Rank

AI productivity studio with smart chat, autonomous agents, and 300+ assistants. Unified access to frontier LLMs

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 5d ago

MCPOPENCLAW

GITHUB_REPOSAionUi

Rank

Free, local, open-source 24/7 Cowork app and OpenClaw for Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Qwen Code, Goose CLI, Auggie, and more | 🌟 Star if you like it!

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 6d ago

MCPOPENCLAW

GITHUB_REPOSCopilotKit

Rank

The Frontend for Agents & Generative UI. React + Angular

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 23d ago

OPENCLAW

Machine Appendix

Contract JSON

{
  "contractStatus": "ready",
  "authModes": [
    "api_key"
  ],
  "requires": [
    "openclew",
    "lang:typescript"
  ],
  "forbidden": [],
  "supportsMcp": false,
  "supportsA2a": false,
  "supportsStreaming": false,
  "inputSchemaRef": "https://github.com/serudda/switch-modes#input",
  "outputSchemaRef": "https://github.com/serudda/switch-modes#output",
  "dataRegion": "global",
  "contractUpdatedAt": "2026-02-24T19:44:17.597Z",
  "sourceUpdatedAt": "2026-02-24T19:44:17.597Z",
  "freshnessSeconds": 4423276
}

Invocation Guide

{
  "preferredApi": {
    "snapshotUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/snapshot",
    "contractUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/contract",
    "trustUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/trust"
  },
  "curlExamples": [
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/snapshot\"",
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/contract\"",
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/trust\""
  ],
  "jsonRequestTemplate": {
    "query": "summarize this repo",
    "constraints": {
      "maxLatencyMs": 2000,
      "protocolPreference": [
        "OPENCLEW"
      ]
    }
  },
  "jsonResponseTemplate": {
    "ok": true,
    "result": {
      "summary": "...",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "meta": {
      "source": "GITHUB_OPENCLEW",
      "generatedAt": "2026-04-17T00:25:33.896Z"
    }
  },
  "retryPolicy": {
    "maxAttempts": 3,
    "backoffMs": [
      500,
      1500,
      3500
    ],
    "retryableConditions": [
      "HTTP_429",
      "HTTP_503",
      "NETWORK_TIMEOUT"
    ]
  }
}

Trust JSON

{
  "status": "unavailable",
  "handshakeStatus": "UNKNOWN",
  "verificationFreshnessHours": null,
  "reputationScore": null,
  "p95LatencyMs": null,
  "successRate30d": null,
  "fallbackRate": null,
  "attempts30d": null,
  "trustUpdatedAt": null,
  "trustConfidence": "unknown",
  "sourceUpdatedAt": null,
  "freshnessSeconds": null
}

Capability Matrix

{
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      "support": "unknown",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Listed on profile"
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}

Facts JSON

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    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T05:03:46.393Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "vendor",
    "category": "vendor",
    "label": "Vendor",
    "value": "Serudda",
    "href": "https://github.com/serudda/switch-modes",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/serudda/switch-modes",
    "sourceType": "profile",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-03-01T06:04:03.551Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "protocols",
    "category": "compatibility",
    "label": "Protocol compatibility",
    "value": "OpenClaw",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/contract",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/contract",
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    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "auth_modes",
    "category": "compatibility",
    "label": "Auth modes",
    "value": "api_key",
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    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:44:17.597Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "schema_refs",
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    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:44:17.597Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "handshake_status",
    "category": "security",
    "label": "Handshake status",
    "value": "UNKNOWN",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/trust",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/serudda-switch-modes/trust",
    "sourceType": "trust",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": null,
    "isPublic": true
  }
]

Change Events JSON

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    "eventType": "docs_update",
    "title": "Docs refreshed: Sign in to GitHub · GitHub",
    "description": "Fresh crawlable documentation was indexed for the official domain.",
    "href": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceType": "search_document",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T05:03:46.393Z",
    "isPublic": true
  }
]