outsourcerer
Interactive copilot that offloads grunt work to a cheaper engine while Claude orchestrates. Greets each session with your live token limits and a driving mode (auto-pilot / you-drive / hybrid), auto-conserves when your Claude window runs hot, and picks models by live benchmarks. Triggers: outsource, offload, delegate, conserve tokens, use GLM/Devin/Codex, or get a second opinion.
npx skills add alexgreensh/outsourcerer --skill outsourcerer --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Outsourcerer **Created by**: [Alex Greenshpun](https://linkedin.com/in/alexgreensh) Delegate the work Claude would hand its own subagents to a cheaper or different engine instead. Model-agnostic; default `glm-5.2` (a free Devin lane). One entrypoint: ``` ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/outsourcerer/scripts/outsourcerer.sh <subcommand> [args] ``` Global flags (`--provider`, `--cloud-ack`) work anywhere, before or after the subcommand. You drive this script in natural language; the user should never learn a flag. If you're explaining a command instead of running it, you're doing it wrong. ## Session start: the handshake (this is the default, not raw CLI) **Every session begins by silently running `brief`** — it returns the ready lanes, the user's live limits (e.g. `claude5h=95`), and a conservation call in one shot. Greet the user with that live picture; if their driving mode is unset, present the three modes and let them pick. The choice is remembered (`~/.outsourcerer/mode`) — never ask twice. - **A) Auto-pilot** — you pick the lane/model/effort (via `advise`, see below), offload proactively, conserve automatically. Give a one-line receipt (task · model + why · permission mode · cas
- Session start: the handshake (this is the default, not raw CLI)
- Conserve on your own (watch the fuel gauge)
- Pick the model with data, not vibes
- The verbs (verb = permission mode)
- Model alias → lane (the alias picks the lane; no --provider needed)
- Interactive by default, live-steered (non-negotiable)
- Watch what you launch — and report on a clock (non-negotiable)
- Operating rules
- Subcommands
- External-session claims
- References
What does the outsourcerer skill do?
Interactive copilot that offloads grunt work to a cheaper engine while Claude orchestrates. Greets each session with your live token limits and a driving mode (auto-pilot / you-drive / hybrid), auto-conserves when your Claude window runs hot, and picks models by live benchmarks. Triggers: outsource, offload, delegate, conserve tokens, use GLM/Devin/Codex, or get a second opinion.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add alexgreensh/outsourcerer --skill outsourcerer --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From alexgreensh/outsourcerer, a repository with 93 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.