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Setup Cobbler / Model Onboarding

This is an Elves-managed Claude Code alias for /setup-cobbler.

Run the model onboarding contract from the main elves skill and references/model-onboarding.md. Operator CLI:

python3 scripts/cobbler_agents.py onboard plan|show|apply|probe [--json]
python3 scripts/cobbler_agents.py setup …   # apply-only / inventory

Setup must not require OpenRouter or any external provider key. Native-only Elves remains fully usable without running setup.

Default behavior (both Claude Code and Codex)

1. Plan: onboard plan --json — inventory tools, detect env names present (never values), emit purpose→route questions.
2. Interview the user for each purpose (planning, implement, review, scout, validate, synthesize, optional math evolutionary search). Offer host-native first. Respect available CLIs/keys.
3. Apply: onboard apply writes ignored .elves/models.toml only. Never stage it. Never paste API keys into TOML, chat, or the Survival Guide.
4. Probe: onboard probe runs structural checks (PATH, --help, env names). Optional --smoke only if the user wants a paid live check — host runs a real tiny completion; fake smoke does not count.
5. Update later: same flow (show → re-interview → apply --force → probe).
6. Recommend routes by capability, not prestige model names. Keep host-native fallbacks.
7. Snapshot effective routes into the Survival Guide during Elves staging for reviewable provenance.

Codex equivalent (not a top-level slash command): $elves setup-cobbler or natural language such as "Set up Cobbler external-agent preferences" / "onboard my models."

Compatibility: /setup-council is the same setup contract with a Council-era name.