houtini-lm

Name: houtini-lm Review
Item: houtini-lm
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Productivity Usable

Works inClaude Code

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Reduces Claude API costs and latency by routing routine, bounded tasks to cheaper local or specialized LLMs while preserving Claude for high-value reasoning,…

MCP server that saves Claude Code tokens by delegating bounded tasks to local or cloud LLMs. Works with LM Studio, Ollama, vLLM, DeepSeek, Groq, Cerebras.

Delegate routine code review tasks to a local LLM while preserving Claude tokens for complex analysis
Offload documentation generation to Ollama so Claude handles architecture decisions instead
Route repetitive data transformation jobs to Groq's fast inference for cost-effective token savings

99 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces Claude API costs and latency by routing routine, bounded tasks to cheaper local or specialized LLMs while preserving Claude for high-value reasoning, lowering total cost of ownership for token-intensive workflows.

Best for

Engineering teams running high-volume Claude integrations seeking to optimize LLM spend without sacrificing capability on strategic tasks.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/houtini-ai/houtini-lm

By houtini-ai

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install houtini-ai/houtini-lm

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me delegate routine code review tasks to a local LLM while preserving Claude tokens for complex analysis

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars99Last updated2026-07-22LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-23 · scanner v1

Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 99 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 1d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 99 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 1d ago; license MIT.

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