Opus Manager

A Claude Code skill. Claude becomes the project manager, hands the coding to cheaper AI tools on your machine, checks the results itself, and has a model from another vendor review the code.

For
People already using Claude Code who keep running out of quota.
You need
  • Claude Code installed (a Pro plan is enough)
  • At least one other AI command-line tool on your computer. If you have none, Claude can help you install one on first run
Systems
macOS · Windows
License
MIT, open source · Source on GitHub ↗
LatestUpdated 2026-09-28dffc316

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What it does for you

Claude, Opus in particular, is best at judgment: breaking work down, deciding what “done” means, telling a real bug from a false alarm. Most of the quota goes to writing code, and cheaper models can do that part well.

With this skill, Claude’s quota goes to planning, acceptance and verification, while the coding runs on pay-per-use models on your machine. In my words: a $20 Claude Pro plan starts to feel like the $200 Max plan.

How it works

Install: the easy way

After downloading, open Claude Code and send it this:

I just downloaded opus-manager into my Downloads folder (it may be a zip or already unzipped into a folder). Please install it as my personal skill and tell me when it's done.

Claude finds the file, unzips it and puts it in the right place. When it’s done, quit Claude Code and open it again.

Install: by hand

Skills live in one fixed folder, .claude/skills inside your home folder. The name starts with a dot, so it is hidden by default. Here is how to get there.

Mac

  1. Double-click the zip to unzip it (Safari usually does this for you). You get a folder called opus-manager.
  2. Open Finder, press ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + G, paste this line and press Return:
~/.claude
  1. Look for a folder called skills. If there isn’t one, right-click an empty spot → “New Folder” and name it skills.
  2. Open skills and drag the opus-manager folder in.

Windows

  1. Right-click the zip → “Extract All”. You get a folder called opus-manager.
  2. Open File Explorer, click the address bar at the top, paste this line and press Enter:
%USERPROFILE%\.claude
  1. Look for a folder called skills. If there isn’t one, right-click an empty spot → “New” → “Folder” and name it skills.
  2. Open skills and drag the opus-manager folder in.

Open the opus-manager folder once to check: if you see a SKILL.md file, it’s in the right place. Restart Claude Code and you’re done.

How to use it

Open Claude Code in your project and say:

Use tickets: add remember-me to the login page.

“Manage this” or “hand it off to other models” also work. The first time, Claude asks you a few things one at a time: who writes the code, who reviews it, and whether workers may edit files without asking. Then it runs a small trial ticket. Claude does not make privacy, cost or permission decisions for you.

One tip: once you hand it over, let it run. Cutting in mid-task makes Claude stop and verify what you said, which costs more quota.

Status

If you get stuck, say so in the guestbook or email me.