[FEATURE] Allow hooks to set/switch model automatically (e.g., UserPromptSubmit hook with model routing)

[benrocc]

Preflight Checklist

• I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
• This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

That's the right place to push for it. It's a reasonable feature request — auto-routing based on complexity would save real money across all Max/API users.

Proposed Solution

That's the right place to push for it. It's a reasonable feature request — auto-routing based on complexity would save real money across all Max/API users.

Alternative Solutions

That's the right place to push for it. It's a reasonable feature request — auto-routing based on complexity would save real money across all Max/API users.

Priority

Critical - Blocking my work

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. Feature request: expose model and effort level to plugins/hooks API #30806
2. [FEATURE] Intelligent Model Routing — Claude Code routes 93.8% of Max subscriber tokens to Opus with no automatic optimization #27665
3. [FEATURE] Automatic model suggestions based on query complexity #25986

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