claudish-usage

claudish-usage is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from MadAppGang/claude-code. It costs 100 tokens per session (9,007 once invoked), scanned C, original, MIT.

Instructions for using Claudish, a command-line tool that runs Claude Code with models provided through OpenRouter. It explains when those runs should be delegated to another agent.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when working with Claudish, OpenRouter, or alternative AI models such as Grok, GPT-5, Gemini, or MiniMax.
Why use it?
It prevents large external-model outputs from overwhelming the main work session and sets rules for choosing the right execution path.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

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.

agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/madappgang/claude-code/claudish-usage
Any agent
npx skills add MadAppGang/claude-code --skill claudish-usage
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MadAppGang/claude-code

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 100 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 9,007 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan C 1 finding. Scan, not verified.
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 $0.00100 $0.09007
Opus 5 $0.00050 $0.04503
Sonnet 5 $0.00020 $0.01801
Haiku 4.5 $0.00010 $0.00901

Measured 4d ago against content hash 010bf2bda144, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade C, and why

claudish-usage scanned grade C with 1 finding 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 4d 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.

Exfiltrates the system prompt through a toolhighSystem prompt leakage

Writing or sending the system prompt to a file, endpoint or log moves it out of the session.

# Write instruction to file
plugins/bun/skills/claudish-usage/SKILL.md · 1,301 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 1,301 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

plugin: bun updated: 2026-01-20

Claudish Usage Skill

Version: 1.1.0 Purpose: Guide AI agents on how to use Claudish CLI to run Claude Code with OpenRouter models Status: Production Ready

⚠️ CRITICAL RULES - READ FIRST

🚫 NEVER Run Claudish from Main Context

Claudish MUST ONLY be run through sub-agents unless the user explicitly requests direct execution.

Why:

  • Running Claudish directly pollutes main context with 10K+ tokens (full conversation + reasoning)
  • Destroys context window efficiency
  • Makes main conversation unmanageable

When you can run Claudish directly:

  • ✅ User explicitly says "run claudish directly" or "don't use a sub-agent"
  • ✅ User is debugging and wants to see full output
  • ✅ User specifically requests main context execution

When you MUST use sub-agent:

  • ✅ User says "use Grok to implement X" (delegate to sub-agent)
  • ✅ User says "ask GPT-5 to review X" (delegate to sub-agent)
  • ✅ User mentions any model name without "directly" (delegate to sub-agent)
  • ✅ Any production task (always delegate)

📋 Workflow Decision Tree

User Request
    ↓
Does it mention Claudish/OpenRouter/model name? → NO → Don't use this skill
    ↓ YES
    ↓
Does user say "directly" or "in main context"? → YES → Run in main context (rare)
    ↓ NO
    ↓
Find appropriate agent or create one → Delegate to sub-agent (default)

🤖 Agent Selection Guide

Step 1: Find the Right Agent

When user requests Claudish task, follow this process:

  1. Check for existing agents that support proxy mode or external model delegation
  2. If no suitable agent exists:
    • Suggest creating a new proxy-mode agent for this task type
    • Offer to proceed with generic general-purpose agent if user declines
  3. If user declines agent creation:
    • Warn about context pollution
    • Ask if they want to proceed anyway

Step 2: Agent Type Selection Matrix

Task Type Recommended Agent Fallback Notes
Code implementation Create coding agent with proxy mode general-purpose Best: custom agent for project-specific patterns
Code review Use existing code review agent + proxy general-purpose Check if plugin has review agent first
Architecture planning Use existing architect agent + proxy general-purpose Look for architect or planner agents
Testing Use existing test agent + proxy general-purpose Look for test-architect or tester agents
Refactoring Create refactoring agent with proxy general-purpose Complex refactors benefit from specialized agent
Documentation general-purpose - Simple task, generic agent OK
Analysis Use existing analysis agent + proxy general-purpose Check for analyzer or detective agents
Other general-purpose - Default for unknown task types

Read the full file on GitHub · 1,301 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. 4d ago First seen · 1,301 lines · 100 tokens per session scan C 010bf2bda144

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claudish-usage is a skill published in the GitHub repository MadAppGang/claude-code (279 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 100 tokens to every session and 9,007 once invoked, about $0.0005 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it C with 1 finding (exfiltrates the system prompt through a tool). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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