model-pick

Switch Claude Code's model and effort in one go, from a fuzzy-search pane. Type a few letters, press Enter. Favorite the combos you use most, give them short aliases, and the last 5 picks stay one keystroke away.

Install

In any Claude Code session:

/plugin install model-pick --marketplace joshuatonga/mini-claude-mods

Answer y to add the marketplace, then pick a scope (user is fine). That is all: /pick works in that session right away and in every session after.

Already added the marketplace? Then it is just:

/plugin install model-pick@mini-claude-mods

Needs Claude Code 2.1.292 or newer (the mod is a function-hooks plugin).

Use

Open the picker with /pick. The cursor lands in the search field.

| Type | Then | Result | | --- | --- | --- | | op hi | Enter | switches to opus · high (runs /model opus, then /effort high) | | nothing | Enter | applies the first row: your first favorite, else the newest recent | | *son max | Enter | stars / unstars sonnet · max as a favorite | | =fx fable xhigh | Enter | gives fable · xhigh the alias fx | | fx | Enter | applies the aliased combo (an alias always beats a fuzzy match) | | 3 | Enter | applies row 3 of the list | | op hi 2 | Enter | applies the 2nd match for op hi | | | Esc | closes the pane |

The ▸ marks the row Enter will apply. The numbers 1: to 9: are row numbers: type one (alone, or after your query) to move ▸ to that row. They also work as hotkeys once Tab moves the focus off the search field.

Each row has three buttons: the combo itself, ☆ / ★ to toggle favorite, and =… to type an alias for that row. Tab reaches them; Enter presses.

With an empty search the pane lists favorites first, then the 5 most recent picks, then every combo.

Open it with a key

Claude Code keybindings can run a slash command. Add this to ~/.claude/keybindings.json (run /keybindings to create the file) and Alt+M (Option+M on macOS) opens the picker:

{
  "bindings": [
    { "context": "Chat", "bindings": { "meta+m": "command:pick" } }
  ]
}

Any chord works, for example "ctrl+x m". The binding takes no arguments, so it always opens the pane; aliases are for the pane or /pick <alias>.

Without opening the pane

/pick fx          applies the alias fx
/pick son max     applies the best fuzzy match

If Claude Code asks you to confirm the model switch and you decline, nothing changes and nothing is recorded: the toast says "not applied".

Favorites, aliases and recents are saved in the plugin's store and survive restarts.

Models and efforts offered

Models: default, opus, sonnet, haiku, fable, opusplan, and their [1m] variants. Efforts: low, medium, high, xhigh, max, auto.

A model your account cannot use is still listed; picking it makes /model answer "Kept model as …" and the mod reports "not applied".

Model ids your settings name are added automatically: the availableModels allowlist and your default model in settings.json. That covers Bedrock and Vertex ids and any alias newer than this list. Nothing to configure.

Hacking on it

git clone [email protected]:joshuatonga/mini-claude-mods.git
claude --plugin-dir ./mini-claude-mods/model-pick     # load it for one session; edits hot-reload
claude plugin validate ./mini-claude-mods/model-pick
claude plugin test ./mini-claude-mods/model-pick

Layout:

• hooks/register.tsx — the hooks module: the /pick command, the pane, the apply logic
• hooks/fuzzy.ts — the matcher and the combo list
• types/index.d.ts — the plugin's state contract
• tests/ — run with claude plugin test