Switchboard

Documentation

Install Switchboard, understand how a route is set, and make the policy yours. These pages are synced from the docs in the Switchboard repository.

Quick start

$ npm install -g @ruban24/switchboard
$ switchboard init
$ switchboard doctor
$ switchboard claude   # or: switchboard codex

Want to keep classification local? Start with the Laya router guide for Claude Code and Codex.

  1. Install and updatenpm, Homebrew and npx installs, supported platforms, configuration paths, upgrades and removal.
  2. How routing worksArchitecture, the four tiers, what Jev’s answers mean, and how policy selects the model and effort.
  3. Customize your policyExclude models, remap tiers, cap effort, and tune confidence thresholds and fallbacks.
  4. Jev and Laya connectionsHosted Jev through TypeSafe, Vercel AI Gateway or OpenRouter, and experimental self-hosted Laya: setup, request examples and connection checks.
  5. Privacy and data flowWhat leaves your machine, what is stored locally, and how keys are kept.
  6. Claude Code and CodexThe status line, finding and resuming conversations, and troubleshooting.
  7. Model catalogProvider model IDs and documented effort values for every tier.
  8. ContributingDevelopment setup, where to make changes, tests, and native adapter checks.