| name | setup-cobbler |
| description | Configure Cobbler model routes and external-agent preferences for this checkout. Use when the user types /setup-cobbler, asks to set up Cobbler model routes, onboard models, or update which tools handle planning/implement/review in Claude Code. |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
Setup Cobbler / Model Onboarding
This is an Elves-managed Claude Code alias for /setup-cobbler.
Run the model onboarding contract from the main elves skill and
references/model-onboarding.md. Operator CLI:
python3 scripts/cobbler_agents.py onboard plan|show|apply|probe [--json]
python3 scripts/cobbler_agents.py setup …
Setup must not require OpenRouter or any external provider key. Native-only Elves remains fully
usable without running setup.
Default behavior (both Claude Code and Codex)
- Plan:
onboard plan --json — inventory tools, detect env names present (never values),
emit purpose→route questions.
- Interview the user for each purpose (planning, implement, review, scout, validate, synthesize,
optional math evolutionary search). Offer host-native first. Respect available CLIs/keys.
- Apply:
onboard apply writes ignored .elves/models.toml only. Never stage it. Never paste
API keys into TOML, chat, or the Survival Guide.
- Probe:
onboard probe runs structural checks (PATH, --help, env names). Optional
--smoke only if the user wants a paid live check — host runs a real tiny completion; fake
smoke does not count.
- Update later: same flow (
show → re-interview → apply --force → probe).
- Recommend routes by capability, not prestige model names. Keep host-native fallbacks.
- Snapshot effective routes into the Survival Guide during Elves staging for reviewable provenance.
Codex equivalent (not a top-level slash command): $elves setup-cobbler or natural language such as
"Set up Cobbler external-agent preferences" / "onboard my models."
Compatibility: /setup-council is the same setup contract with a Council-era name.
