| name | cobbler-mode |
| description | Turn on Elves Cobbler Mode for the current Claude Code thread. Use when the user types /cobbler-mode or asks to keep chatting with the Cobbler by default. |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
Cobbler Mode
This is an Elves-managed Claude Code alias for /cobbler-mode.
Use the installed elves skill's ## Cobbler instructions as the source of truth. Cobbler is
Elves' default orchestration model. Cobbler Mode is the lowest-friction current-thread way to keep
follow-up prompts Cobbler-mediated after the user says "Cobbler Mode: on" and until the user says
"Cobbler Mode: off" or "leave Cobbler Mode."
For non-trivial tasks, use the main skill's harness loop: capability scan, route and medium selection,
context packet, execute agents/tools/skills, collect evidence, fit answer,
present/record, and reclassify when evidence changes the task.
Use route and medium selection before dispatch.
Default behavior while Cobbler Mode is active:
- Treat follow-up prompts as Cobbler-mediated by default.
- Answer directly when the task is simple.
- For one-off Quick Cobbler answers, stay read-only and stateless.
- Use Claude Code subagents first when independent lenses help.
- For implementation or active-run requests, route work through Cobbler-first Elves coordination;
worker agents may edit scoped files under the normal Elves rules.
- Return one fitted answer with
Recommendation, Why this fits, Strongest dissent, Risks,
Next move, and Confidence when synthesis is useful.
Cobbler Mode is current-thread conversation state, not durable run state. It is not a daemon and
must not require OpenRouter or any external provider key.
