From 0e3837dfc32baa2a40e2dff9c20b404d237e365f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sam Rolfe <samuelrolfe@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:29:40 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: cost reduction - switch most routes to v4-flash/free,
 only use v4-pro + high thinking for genuinely complex code. Shorten footer
 status to avoid truncation.

---
 extensions/smart-router/index.ts | 34 ++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/extensions/smart-router/index.ts b/extensions/smart-router/index.ts
index 3451a44..1747c74 100644
--- a/extensions/smart-router/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/smart-router/index.ts
@@ -30,22 +30,21 @@ const COMPRESS_MIN_CHARS = 20_000;
 let currentTag: string | null = null;
 
 // Model ID mappings for routing
+// Cost-conscious: flash/economy for most tasks, Pro only for genuinely complex work
 const MODELS: Record<string, { provider: string; id: string }> = {
   "free-core":          { provider: "openrouter", id: "free" },
   "router-eval":        { provider: "openrouter", id: "free" },
   "economy-devops":     { provider: "opencode-go", id: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash" },
-  "economy-code":       { provider: "opencode-go", id: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro" },
-  "precision-devops":   { provider: "openrouter", id: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro" },
-  "precision-code-high":{ provider: "openrouter", id: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro" },
-  "precision-react":    { provider: "openrouter", id: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro" },
-  "context-heavy":      { provider: "openrouter", id: "moonshotai/kimi-k2.6" },
+  "economy-code":       { provider: "opencode-go", id: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash" },
+  "precision-devops":   { provider: "opencode-go", id: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash" },
+  "precision-code-high":{ provider: "opencode-go", id: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro" },
+  "precision-react":    { provider: "opencode-go", id: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro" },
+  "context-heavy":      { provider: "openrouter", id: "free" },
 };
 
-// Thinking level mappings for routing (per tag complexity)
-// Keys not listed keep the current default thinking level.
+// Thinking level mappings — only set for tasks that truly benefit.
+// Everything else keeps the default (off) for speed and cost.
 const THINKING: Record<string, string> = {
-  "economy-code":       "low",
-  "precision-devops":   "medium",
   "precision-code-high":"high",
   "precision-react":    "high",
 };
@@ -59,9 +58,10 @@ function getModel(ctx: ExtensionContext, key: string): any {
 function modelLabel(key: string): string {
   const m = MODELS[key];
   if (!m) return key;
-  // Model IDs already include provider prefix (e.g. "openrouter/owl-alpha")
-  // so just use the ID directly to avoid double-prefixing
-  return m.id.includes("/") ? m.id : `${m.provider}/${m.id}`;
+  // Return just the model name for short display (e.g. "v4-flash", "v4-pro", "free")
+  const id = m.id.includes("/") ? m.id : `${m.provider}/${m.id}`;
+  const parts = id.split("/");
+  return parts[parts.length - 1];
 }
 
 export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
       if (!content) {
         const fallback = getModel(ctx, "free-core");
         if (fallback) pi.setModel(fallback);
-        ctx.ui.setStatus("router", `⚠️ fallback ${modelLabel("free-core")}`);
+        ctx.ui.setStatus("router", `⚠️ ${modelLabel("free-core")}`);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
       // Store tag for compression check in context event
       currentTag = tag;
 
-      // Show routing decision in status bar
-      ctx.ui.setStatus("router", `🎯 ${tag} → ${modelLabel(modelKey)}`);
+      // Show routing decision in status bar (shortened to avoid truncation)
+      ctx.ui.setStatus("router", `${modelLabel(modelKey)}`);
 
     } catch (_error) {
       // Fallback gracefully on network drops
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
       });
       if (result.messages && result.messages.length > 0) {
         const saved = ((result.tokensBefore - result.tokensAfter) / result.tokensBefore * 100).toFixed(0);
-        ctx.ui.setStatus("compression", `📦 ${saved}%`);
+        ctx.ui.setStatus("compression", `📦${saved}%`);
         return { messages: result.messages };
       }
     } catch {
       // Proxy down — pass through (fallback: true already handles transport errors)
-      ctx.ui.setStatus("compression", "⚠️ offline");
+      ctx.ui.setStatus("compression", "⚠️");
     }
   });
 }