llm-cost-advisor skillA
llm-cost-advisor is agent-read markdown (skill) from ulises-jeremias/agent-toolkit: WHAT — Recommend the most cost-effective LLM provider for a given task type. Shows estimated.
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What the file says
# LLM Cost Advisor (WHAT) Recommend the right provider for the task at hand — balancing quality, cost, and privacy. ## When to use - User asks "which model should I use for X?" - Before scheduling expensive loops (pr-babysitter, ci-sweeper) - When dev-companion jobs are unexpectedly expensive - When choosing between local and cloud providers for sensitive work ## Out of scope - Does NOT configure providers — that's done via env vars and `loadenv` - Does NOT run LLM calls — it advises, the runner executes ## Workflow **Step 1 — Check available providers:** ```bash devcompanion llm-status ``` **Step 2 — Classify the task:** | Task type | Recommended tier | Why | |-----------|-----------------|-----| | Interactive code review, planning, debugging | Claude Sonnet / GPT-4o | Reasoning quality matters | | Batch labeling, summarization, triage | Claude Haiku / GPT-4o-mini | High volume, lower stakes | | Private/sensitive codebase work | Ollama or OpenCode | Stays local, zero cost | | Loop L1 (observation only) | Haiku / GPT-4o-mini | Low stakes, runs daily | | Loop L2 (PR creation) | Sonnet | Creates external artifacts | …
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How to install
mdr add ulises-jeremias/agent-toolkit/llm-cost-advisor@v1.0mdr add ulises-jeremias/agent-toolkit/llm-cost-advisor@sha256:a2618beaa3167940Pin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
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Source
ulises-jeremias/agent-toolkit · 18 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-21 · branch main
API
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