Adaptive Mode

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What it does

Smart model routing from the composer. On a brand-new conversation, once you have typed a substantial draft and paused, AgentsRoom reads the start of the draft and suggests the cheapest model in your provider's line-up that can still do the task well: a light model for a typo fix, a rename, a translation or a summary; the balanced model for a pull-request review, a new endpoint or a refactor; the flagship for architecture, a security audit or a large legacy refactor. It tells you when your current model is already optimal. One click applies the suggestion: a running session is switched live and the choice is saved on the agent for next launch. The suggestion runs once per conversation, and the feature is opt-in.

Where to find it

  • The Adaptive Model chip above the composer, shown only once the feature is on and a suggestion exists ("Analyzing task…", "Switch to {model}", "Current model is optimal").
  • Settings > Composer > Adaptive Model, On / Off (off by default).
  • The usage popover's footer also links to this setting next to AI Suggestion.

How to use it

  1. Settings > Composer > Adaptive Model > On. The setting says what is sent: your draft's first 500 characters go to AgentsRoom's servers.
  2. Open a fresh conversation with an agent and type your prompt. After a pause the chip analyses, then shows Switch to {model} or Current model is optimal.
  3. Click the chip to apply. If the CLI is running, the model is switched live with the CLI's own model command; in every case the agent's model is updated for the next launch.
  4. Rewrote the prompt? Click the refresh icon (Recompute the optimal model, costs one credit). Not interested? Dismiss suggestion.

Settings

  • adaptiveModelEnabled (global, Settings > Composer, "Adaptive Model"): default off. While off, no chip and no network call.

Agent tools (MCP)

None. settings_get / settings_set can read or toggle adaptiveModelEnabled.

Providers

Routes within Claude (Haiku, Sonnet, Opus), Codex (mini, baseline, flagship) and Antigravity (fast and pro models); for any other provider a generic rule applies. Every suggestion is validated against the models the provider actually offers, so it is always applicable. Live switching needs a CLI with an in-session model command; otherwise only the saved model changes and applies at the next launch.

Mobile

Not available on the mobile companion.

Limits

  • Monthly suggestions: 100 on Free and Plus, 1,000 on Pro; 10 without an account. The automatic analysis fires once per conversation; each manual recompute costs one credit.
  • Only the first 500 characters of the draft leave the machine, and only when the feature is on.
  • Adaptive Mode only suggests; it never switches the model without your click and never blocks sending the prompt.
  • Auto-analysis triggers only on a conversation with no message sent yet.

Common questions

  • How do I turn it on or off? Settings > Composer > Adaptive Model. Off by default; while off nothing analyses your draft.
  • Does it switch automatically? No. It suggests; you apply with one click.
  • Why no chip on my second message? The analysis runs once per new conversation. Use the recompute button if you want a fresh verdict.
  • Is my prompt private? Only the first 500 characters are sent to compute the suggestion, and only when the feature is on. Nothing is stored with your code.
  • Difference with AI Suggestion? AI Suggestion decides the model before the session opens (intent screen); Adaptive Mode suggests from the draft after the CLI has started. Both share the same sizing policy.

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