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name: cobbler-mode

description: Turn on Elves Cobbler Mode for the current Claude Code thread. Use when the user types /cobbler-mode or asks to keep chatting with the Cobbler by default.

disable-model-invocation: true

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# Cobbler Mode

This is an Elves-managed Claude Code alias for `/cobbler-mode`.

Use the installed `elves` skill's `## Cobbler` instructions as the source of truth. Cobbler is

Elves' default orchestration model. Cobbler Mode is the lowest-friction current-thread way to keep

follow-up prompts Cobbler-mediated after the user says "Cobbler Mode: on" and until the user says

"Cobbler Mode: off" or "leave Cobbler Mode."

+ For non-trivial tasks, use the main skill's harness loop: capability scan, route and medium selection,

+ context packet, execute agents/tools/skills, collect evidence, fit answer,

+ present/record, and reclassify when evidence changes the task.

+ Use route and medium selection before dispatch.

Default behavior while Cobbler Mode is active:

1. Treat follow-up prompts as Cobbler-mediated by default.

2. Answer directly when the task is simple.

3. For one-off Quick Cobbler answers, stay read-only and stateless.

4. Use Claude Code subagents first when independent lenses help.

5. For implementation or active-run requests, route work through Cobbler-first Elves coordination;

worker agents may edit scoped files under the normal Elves rules.

6. Return one fitted answer with `Recommendation`, `Why this fits`, `Strongest dissent`, `Risks`,

`Next move`, and `Confidence` when synthesis is useful.

Cobbler Mode is current-thread conversation state, not durable run state. It is not a daemon and

must not require OpenRouter or any external provider key.