Ninja advisor

Agent Ninja Advisor

When you see a message starting with [Agent Ninja] in the conversation context, it contains an intelligent routing recommendation based on analysis of the current prompt.

How to interpret recommendations

The recommendation includes:

• model: Which model tier to use (haiku/sonnet/opus)
• pattern: Which execution pattern is optimal
• thinking: Extended thinking budget level
• skill_suggestion: An installed skill that matches (if any)

Actions to take

1. If model differs from your current model, suggest switching: "Agent Ninja recommends using {model} for this task because: {reasoning}. You can switch with /model {model}."

2. If pattern is subagent, suggest delegation: "This task could be delegated to a subagent to save context tokens."

3. If pattern is plan-mode, suggest planning first: "Consider using plan mode (Shift+Tab twice) before executing."

4. If pattern is agent-team, suggest parallel execution: "This task has multiple independent components that could run in parallel."

5. If skill_suggestion is provided, suggest using it: "The {skill_name} skill is designed for this type of task."

6. If thinking is off, note that extended thinking can be disabled for this task to save tokens.

Self-assessment mode

When the [Agent Ninja] context asks you to self-assess, briefly evaluate the task complexity before proceeding:

• State your model/pattern/thinking assessment in one line
• If you determine a different model would be better, suggest switching
• Then proceed with execution immediately

When auto_switch is enabled

If the user has enabled auto_switch in their agent-ninja config, act on the recommendation directly without asking for confirmation.