preflight
Pre-dispatch quota check. Run before delegating tasks to Codex, Auto-Claude, or any agent backend. Shows live utilization for all providers and recommends which backend to use based on remaining quota. Warns when any provider is above 70% and blocks dispatch recommendations when above 90%.
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- Pre-dispatch quota check. Run before delegating tasks to Codex, Auto-Claude, or any agent backend. Shows live utilization for all providers and recommends which backend to use based on remaining quota. Warns when any provider is above 70% and blocks dispatch recommendations when above 90%.
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- ["before dispatch","check quota","check usage","preflight","how much quota","before delegating","before spawning","before running agents"]
# preflight — Pre-Dispatch Quota Check
Run this before delegating batches of tasks to Codex, Auto-Claude, or any agent
backend. Shows live utilization and recommends the best backend for the planned work.
## Usage
```
/preflight
/preflight 5 # planning to dispatch 5 specs
/preflight 10 codex # planning 10 codex tasks specifically
```
## What it does
1. Reads live quota from `~/.claude/skills/providers/providers.nu --json`
2. Evaluates each provider against thresholds (green <70%, yellow 70-90%, red >90%)
3. Recommends backend routing based on remaining capacity
4. If any critical provider is >90%, warns before proceeding
## Thresholds
| Level | Usage | Action |
|-------|-------|--------|
| Green | <70% | Proceed freely |
| Yellow | 70-90%| Prefer cheaper model (Haiku over Sonnet, Haiku over Codex) |
| Red | >90% | Do task directly or use Ollama; avoid spawning agents |
## Backend routing rules
- **Codex session >80%**: Switch to Auto-Claude (Haiku) for simple tasks
- **Claude 5h >80%**: Avoid spawning more Claude Code subagents; use Codex or Ollama
- **Both constrained**: Do small tasks directly; defer large batches
- **All green**: Proceed with planned dispatch
## Instructions for Claude
When this skill is invoked:
1. Run `nu ~/.claude/skills/providers/providers.nu --json` via Bash tool
2. Parse the JSON and evaluate thresholds
3. Print a concise summary table with color-coded status
4. State clearly: which providers are constrained, which are free
5. Recommend: what backend to use for the planned work
6. If the user mentioned a task count (e.g. "/preflight 5"), estimate whether
quota covers it and at what cost (Codex session burns faster than weekly)
7. Do NOT just print raw numbers — give an actionable recommendation
## Example output
```
Provider Usage Status Reset
──────────────────────────────────────────
Claude 5h 44% ✓ green 2h 47m
Claude 7d 61% ✓ green 127h
Claude 7d sonnet 70% ⚠ yellow 129h
Codex session 21% ✓ green 12m
Codex weekly 32% ✓ green 95h
Recommendation: All green. Codex session resets in 12m — if dispatching >3 specs,
wait 12 minutes to start with a fresh session budget. Proceed freely otherwise.
```
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