ecomode

name	ecomode
category	shortcut
status	deprecated
description	DEPRECATED shim — cost-optimized execution modifier. Do not route here; use the `ultrawork` skill for maintained high-throughput parallel execution instead.
agent_created	true
triggers	["ecomode","eco mode","cheaper agents"]

Ported from oh-my-codex ecomode. OMX runtime conventions ($macro invocation, omx CLI, .omx/ state directory) are replaced with WorkBuddy idioms (Skill tool, Agent tool, task list, .workbuddy/memory).

Ecomode (deprecated)

Hard-deprecated. Do not invoke or route this skill. Cost-optimized execution is now handled by the ultrawork skill (high-throughput parallel execution).

• For "don't stop until done" loops, use ultrawork.
• For parallelism, use ultrawork (it spawns teammates via the Agent tool).
• For lighter-weight model selection when spawning agents, see references/agent-tiers.md.

This file exists only to preserve the catalog-visible ecomode compatibility contract while canonical execution guidance is handled by ultrawork.

What Ecomode Used To Do (historical)

It preferred cheaper model tiers for delegated work:

Default Depth	Ecomode Preference
thorough	standard, thorough only if essential
standard	cheap first, standard if needed
cheap	cheap — no change

The underlying principle — prefer the lightest model that can do the job, escalate only when needed — is preserved in references/agent-tiers.md and should be applied whenever you spawn teammates with the Agent tool.

Disabling

No action needed: this skill is deprecated and is never auto-routed.