Claude Code Model Selector (OmniRoute) 🔀

An unofficial, powerful VS Code extension that integrates directly with OmniRoute to bring 300+ AI models straight into Claude Code via your VS Code status bar.

No more manually editing .claude/settings.json — switch models with a single click and let OmniRoute handle the complex routing, API keys, and failovers.

Features 🌟

Live Model Fetching: Dynamically reads all available models from your local OmniRoute instance (http://localhost:20128).
Smart OmniRoute Combos (auto/*): First-class support for OmniRoute's auto/* routing models. Just pick auto/best-coding or auto/pro-coding, and let the gateway pick the best, cheapest, or fastest provider automatically.
Background Health Probing: Automatically pings models in the background when you open the picker. Instantly see if a model is ✅ Working, ❌ Broken, or ⏳ Slow before you select it.
Pricing Tags: Models are auto-tagged as 🟢 FREE, 🟡 CHEAP, or 🔴 PAID so you always know what you're consuming.
Provider Categorization: Models are grouped elegantly by provider (Antigravity, Auggie, AgentRouter, Kiro, DuckDuckGo, etc.) for easy navigation.
Non-Destructive: Safely merges your selections into your .claude/settings.local.json file, preserving all your other environment variables (like your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY).

Requirements 📋

You must be running OmniRoute locally. By default, it runs on port 20128.
You need an active API key from your OmniRoute Dashboard.

Quick Start 🚀

Install OmniRoute: npm install -g omniroute
Start OmniRoute: Run omniroute in your terminal.

Configure Claude Code: Ensure your .claude/settings.local.json is pointed to the local OmniRoute instance:

{
  "env": {
    "ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:20128",
    "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<your-omniroute-dashboard-key>",
    "CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_GATEWAY_MODEL_DISCOVERY": "1"
  }
}

Use the Picker: Click the 🤖 robot icon in your VS Code status bar (bottom right), or run the command "Claude: Select Profile".

Smart Routing Models (`auto/*`)

OmniRoute features an advanced "Combo Engine". We highly recommend using these in the Auto section of the picker:

auto/best-coding - OmniRoute routes to the absolute best coding model currently available.
auto/pro-coding - Professional grade coding with automatic fallback.
auto/coding:free - Connects you to the best free tier coding model available.
auto/claude-opus - Routes you to the best provider for Claude Opus.

If a provider goes down or you run out of quota, OmniRoute's 4-tier fallback kicks in instantly without breaking your Claude Code session.

Commands ⌨️

Claude: Select Profile - Opens the main model picker.
Claude: Refresh Model List - Bypasses the 5-minute cache and forces a fresh list from OmniRoute.
Claude: Show Current Model - Displays what you're currently using in the status bar.

Note: This extension is for use with OmniRoute and Claude Code. It is not affiliated with Anthropic.

Claude Code Model Selector (OmniRoute)

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