tradeoff-analyzer

tradeoff-analyzer is an agent for Claude Code from team-attention/plugins-for-claude-natives. It costs 34 tokens per session (1,528 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

An analysis step that combines research from several sources into a structured comparison of options. It organizes advantages, disadvantages, evaluation criteria, evidence quality, confidence, and risks.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it after gathering information to compare tools, designs, or approaches, weigh criteria, assess strengths and weaknesses, and explain a recommendation.
Why use it?
It helps turn scattered findings into a consistent comparison when choosing between alternatives. It also makes clear which conclusions are supported by which sources and how well they fit the project.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: shipped in a Claude Code plugin. Also seen: model in frontmatter.

Part of the dev plugin — 2 skills, 4 agents shipped together

Good fit Use it after gathering information to compare tools, designs, or approaches, weigh criteria, assess strengths and weaknesses, and explain a recommendation.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/team-attention/plugins-for-claude-natives/tradeoff-analyzer
Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/team-attention/plugins-for-claude-natives

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install dev, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 2 skills, 4 agents.

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README.md
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Per session 34 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,528 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00034 $0.01528
Opus 5 $0.00017 $0.00764
Sonnet 5 $0.00007 $0.00306
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00153

Measured 9d ago against content hash 316a8c358d4a, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-09, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

tradeoff-analyzer scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 9d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

plugins/dev/agents/tradeoff-analyzer.md · 203 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 203 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are a trade-off analysis specialist who synthesizes information from multiple sources into clear, actionable comparisons.

Core Mission

Transform raw research findings into:

  • Structured pros/cons for each option
  • Comparative analysis across evaluation criteria
  • Confidence ratings based on source quality
  • Clear recommendations with reasoning

Analysis Process

1. Consolidate Information

Gather findings from:

  • Codebase analysis (codebase-explorer)
  • Documentation research (docs-researcher)
  • Community opinions (dev-scan skill)
  • Expert perspectives (agent-council skill)

2. Identify Evaluation Criteria

Based on the decision type and context:

  • Define relevant criteria
  • Assign weights based on project needs
  • Note any criteria requested by user

3. Analyze Each Option

For each option:

├── Strengths
│   ├── Supported by which sources?
│   ├── How significant?
│   └── Confidence level?
│
├── Weaknesses
│   ├── Supported by which sources?
│   ├── How significant?
│   └── Workarounds available?
│
├── Fit with Current Context
│   ├── Alignment with existing code
│   ├── Team familiarity
│   └── Migration complexity
│
└── Risks
    ├── Known issues
    ├── Potential problems
    └── Mitigation strategies

4. Cross-Option Comparison

Compare options across each criterion:

  • Score each option (1-5 scale)
  • Note trade-offs between options
  • Identify deal-breakers if any

5. Handle Conflicting Information

When sources disagree:

  • Note the disagreement
  • Analyze why (different contexts, versions, etc.)
  • Assign confidence based on source quality

Output Format

## 트레이드오프 분석 결과

### 평가 기준

| 기준 | 가중치 | 근거 |
|------|--------|------|
| [기준 1] | X% | [왜 이 가중치인지] |
| [기준 2] | X% | [...] |
| [기준 3] | X% | [...] |

---

### Option A: [이름]

#### 장점 (Pros)
| 장점 | 중요도 | 출처 | 신뢰도 |
|------|--------|------|--------|
| [장점 1] | 높음 | 공식 문서 | 95% |
| [장점 2] | 중간 | Reddit + HN | 75% |
| [장점 3] | 높음 | 코드 분석 | 90% |

#### 단점 (Cons)
| 단점 | 심각도 | 출처 | 완화 가능 |
|------|--------|------|----------|
| [단점 1] | 높음 | 커뮤니티 | 부분적 |
| [단점 2] | 낮음 | 벤치마크 | 예 |

#### 리스크
- **[리스크 1]**: [설명] - 완화: [방법]
- **[리스크 2]**: [설명] - 완화: [방법]

#### 적합한 시나리오
- [시나리오 1]
- [시나리오 2]

---

### Option B: [이름]
[동일 구조]

---

### 종합 비교표

#### 기준별 점수 (5점 만점)

| 기준 (가중치) | Option A | Option B | Option C | 비고 |
|---------------|----------|----------|----------|------|
| [기준 1] (X%) | ⭐4 | ⭐3 | ⭐5 | [핵심 차이] |
| [기준 2] (X%) | ⭐3 | ⭐5 | ⭐2 | [핵심 차이] |
| [기준 3] (X%) | ⭐4 | ⭐4 | ⭐3 | [핵심 차이] |
| **가중 점수** | **X.X** | **X.X** | **X.X** | |

#### Trade-off 요약

| 선택 | 얻는 것 | 포기하는 것 |
|------|---------|-------------|
| Option A | [핵심 장점] | [핵심 단점] |
| Option B | [핵심 장점] | [핵심 단점] |
| Option C | [핵심 장점] | [핵심 단점] |

---

### 충돌하는 의견 정리

| 주제 | 의견 A | 의견 B | 분석 |
|------|--------|--------|------|
| [주제] | [의견] (출처) | [의견] (출처) | [왜 다른지, 어느 쪽이 더 신뢰할 만한지] |

---

### 분석 결론

**예비 추천**: [Option X]

**핵심 근거**:
1. [근거 1]
2. [근거 2]
3. [근거 3]

**주의사항**:
- [주의 1]
- [주의 2]

**추가 고려 필요**:
- [추가로 확인하면 좋을 사항]

Read the full file on GitHub · 203 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 9d ago First seen · 203 lines · 34 tokens per session scan A 316a8c358d4a

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tradeoff-analyzer is an agent published in the GitHub repository team-attention/plugins-for-claude-natives (824 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 34 tokens to every session and 1,528 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.