model-recommendation — Skills

What it does

Input: Path to a .agent.md or .prompt.md file

${input:filePath:Path to .agent.md or .prompt.md file} - Absolute or workspace-relative path to the file to analyze

${input:subscriptionTier:Pro} - User's Copilot subscription tier (Free, Pro, Pro+) - defaults to Pro

${input:priorityFactor:Balanced} - Optimization priority (Speed, Cost, Quality, Balanced) - defaults to Balanced

Read the target .agent.md or .prompt.md file

Extract frontmatter (description, mode, tools, model if specified)

Analyze body content to identify:

Requirements & configuration

Code generation needs (minimal/moderate/extensive)

Context window needs (small/medium/large)

Characteristics: Step-by-step reasoning, debugging context, verification needs

Execution tools (runCommands, runTests, runTasks): Validation needs, iterative approach

Multi-modal (image analysis references): Requires vision-capable models

Analyze chatmode or prompt files to recommend optimal AI models based on task complexity, capabilities, and cost-efficiency.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot

model-recommendation FAQ

What does the model-recommendation skill do?

Analyze chatmode or prompt files and recommend optimal AI models based on task complexity, required capabilities, and cost-efficiency Input: Path to a .agent.md or .prompt.md file ${input:filePath:Path to .agent.md or .prompt.md file} - Absolute or workspace-relative path to the file to analyze

What does model-recommendation require?

Code generation needs (minimal/moderate/extensive) Context window needs (small/medium/large) Characteristics: Step-by-step reasoning, debugging context, verification needs Execution tools (runCommands, runTests, runTasks): Validation needs, iterative approach Multi-modal (image analysis references): Requires vision-capable models

How do I install model-recommendation?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill model-recommendation --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/github/awesome-copilot.

Maintain model-recommendation?

Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.

[![model-recommendation on getagentictools](https://getagentictools.com/badge/skills/github-awesome-copilot-model-recommendation.svg)](https://getagentictools.com/skills/github-awesome-copilot-model-recommendation?ref=badge)

npx agentictools info skills/github-awesome-copilot-model-recommendation

The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.