llm-model-selection SKILL.md skillA
llm-model-selection from fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/llm-model-selection@git:20260728.80a7ab6Pins git:20260728.80a7ab6 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall
- Path
plugins/ai-agents/llm-model-selection/skills/llm-model-selection/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260728.80a7ab6, committed Jul 28, 2026
- Size
- 8,320 bytes
- Repository stars
- 5
- License
- MIT
Choosing the right model for the task — power vs. cost vs. speed.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# LLM Model Selection Skill > Choosing the right model for the task — power vs. cost vs. speed. ## ⚠️ Staleness Warning This skill depends on rapidly evolving technology. Model capabilities, pricing, and availability change frequently. **Refresh triggers:** - New model announcements (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.) - Significant pricing changes - Context window expansions - New capability tiers **Last validated:** March 2026 (Claude 4.6 generation) **Check current state:** [Anthropic Models](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/docs/about-claude/models), [OpenAI Models](https://platform.openai.com/docs/models) --- ## The Core Question > Is Claude Opus 4.6 overkill? **Sometimes yes, sometimes no.** Match the model to the task. ## Claude 4 Model Family (Current) | Model | API ID | Best For | Input/Output (MTok) | Context | Max Output | | ----- | ------ | -------- | ------------------- | ------- | ---------- | | **Opus 4.6** | `claude-opus-4-6` | Building agents, most intelligent | $5 / $25 | 200K (1M beta) | 128K | | **Sonnet 4.6** | `claude-sonnet-4-6` | Best speed + intelligence balance | $3 / $15 | 200K (1M beta) | 64K | …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/llm-model-selection@sha256:bbe8fbebd9cd6bdeThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260728.80a7ab6, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_x6hz5axksapi7n7v)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Jul 28, 2026.
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (8320 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall · 5 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_x6hz5axksapi7n7v GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=fabioc-aloha/alex_skill_mall/llm-model-selection GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/bbe8fbebd9cd6bdedd60ce4914ea7cd67ab9519526e5626892961076eb57cd13
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.