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name: premium-planner-cheap-worker-orchestrator description: Keeps a premium Claude model as planner and delegates coding work to cheaper sub-agents with checkpoints. Stretches weekly usage limits without losing judgment. Use when working on frugal fable planner-worker orchestrator.

Frugal Fable Planner-Worker Orchestrator

Wraps any long-running Claude Code task in a planner-first flow. The premium model reads the PRD, asks clarifying questions, and produces a spec-driven multi-phase architecture. Each phase is handed to a cheaper sub-agent (Haiku for research, Sonnet for scaffolding, Opus 4.8 for heavier code) with automatic checkpoints and self-review passes. Prevents the premium model from touching implementation and keeps weekly usage burn low. Use when a long build would otherwise exhaust your weekly premium tier.

What you get

• Spec-driven implementation plan
• Sub-agent delegation map
• Per-phase checkpoints and review passes
• Usage-limit-aware execution loop
• Weekly burn report
• Manual approval gate before merge

Customize your output

• Premium tier model: Opus, Fable 5
• Cheap tier model: Haiku, Sonnet, Opus 4.8
• Max percent of weekly budget: 25, 50, 75
• Number of phases: auto, 4, 6, 8, 12
• Verification depth: light, strict
• Approval gates: auto, per phase, manual

Example output

12-phase Swift medical-doc app plan. Opus 4.8 handles Phase 1 OCR module, Sonnet handles UI scaffolding, Haiku handles research. Planner spends 8 percent of weekly usage over 3 hours instead of the usual 100 percent burn.

Best for

Heavy Claude Code and Codex users, agencies running production dev work on subscription tiers, technical founders on usage-capped plans.

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Note: Depends on Claude usage-limit behavior that may change. Skill exists in Jared Blue's marketplace. High confidence.

Source: Jared Blue · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ZBzEdB_N8 Category: AI Systems · Priority: P4