Higress Auto Router SKILL

Configure automatic model routing based on user's natural language requests.

Description

This skill enables users to configure Higress AI Gateway's model-router plugin through natural language commands. When a user describes their routing preference (e.g., "route to claude-opus-4.5 when solving difficult problems"), this skill will:

1. •Analyze user's request to understand the routing intent
2. •Generate appropriate regex patterns that are distinctive and easy to remember
3. •Modify model-router configuration file inside the container at /data/wasmplugins/model-router.internal.yaml
4. •Trigger Higress configuration reload (no container restart needed)
5. •Confirm the configuration and explain how to trigger the route

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• •User wants to configure automatic model routing
• •User mentions keywords like "route to", "switch model", "use model when", "auto routing"
• •User describes scenarios that should trigger specific models

Prerequisites

• •Higress AI Gateway container running
• •Container name: higress-ai-gateway (default) or user-specified
• •Ability to execute docker exec commands

Configuration Location

Inside Container: /data/wasmplugins/model-router.internal.yaml Default Container Name: higress-ai-gateway

Workflow

Step 1: Parse User Intent

Extract from the user's request:

• •Target model: The model they want to route to (e.g., claude-opus-4.5, qwen-coder)
• •Trigger scenario: When they want this routing to happen (e.g., "difficult problems", "coding tasks")

Step 2: Generate Pattern and Trigger Phrase

Based on the scenario, generate:

• •A memorable trigger phrase users can use (Chinese and English options)
• •A regex pattern to match the trigger phrase

Common mappings:

Step 3: Determine Container Name

Try to find the Higress container:

1. •Default: higress-ai-gateway
2. •If not found, list running containers and ask user to specify
3. •Use docker ps --filter "name=higress" to find containers

Step 4: Read Existing Configuration

Read the current model-router.internal.yaml file from inside the container:

docker exec <container_name> cat /data/wasmplugins/model-router.internal.yaml

Example configuration structure:

apiVersion: extensions.higress.io/v1alpha1
kind: WasmPlugin
metadata:
  name: model-router.internal
  namespace: higress-system
spec:
  defaultConfig:
    modelToHeader: x-higress-llm-model
    autoRouting:
      enable: true
      defaultModel: qwen-turbo
      rules:
        - pattern: (?i)^(深入思考|deep thinking)
          model: claude-opus-4.5

Step 5: Check for Conflicts

Before adding a new rule:

• •Parse existing rules from config
• •Check if the new pattern conflicts with existing ones
• •If conflict detected, suggest alternative trigger phrases

Step 6: Modify Configuration File Inside Container

Use docker exec to modify the YAML file directly inside the container:

# Option 1: Use sed to add rule
docker exec <container_name> sed -i '/rules:/a\        - pattern: (?i)^(深入思考|deep thinking)\n          model: claude-opus-4.5' /data/wasmplugins/model-router.internal.yaml

# Option 2: Copy file out, modify, copy back (safer)
docker cp <container_name>:/data/wasmplugins/model-router.internal.yaml /tmp/model-router.yaml
# Edit /tmp/model-router.yaml with new rule
docker cp /tmp/model-router.yaml <container_name>:/data/wasmplugins/model-router.internal.yaml

Recommended approach: Copy out, modify, copy in for safety and proper YAML formatting.

Important:

• •Ensure proper YAML indentation (2 spaces per level)
• •Keep existing modelToHeader configuration
• •Use (?i) for case-insensitive patterns
• •Use ^ to anchor pattern to message start (prevents false matches)

Step 7: Trigger Configuration Reload

After modifying the configuration, trigger Higress to reload the plugin configuration without restarting the container:

docker exec <container_name> touch /data/wasmplugins/model-router.internal.yaml

Note: Higress watches configuration files in /data/wasmplugins/ and automatically reloads when they are modified. Touching the file ensures the timestamp is updated to trigger the reload.

Step 8: Confirm to User

After successful configuration, inform the user:

Example response:

✅ 自动路由配置完成！

已添加规则：当消息以 "深入思考" 或 "deep thinking" 开头时，自动路由到 claude-opus-4.5 模型。

配置文件已更新（容器内）：/data/wasmplugins/model-router.internal.yaml
配置已自动重载，无需重启容器。

使用方式：
- 中文：深入思考 如何优化这段代码的性能？
- English: deep thinking How to optimize this code's performance?

提示：请确保您的请求中 model 参数设置为 `higress/auto` 才能触发自动路由。

Error Handling

• •Container not found: List running containers and ask user to specify the correct container name
• •Pattern conflicts: Suggest alternative trigger phrases
• •Invalid model name: List available models from configured providers
• •YAML parsing errors: Report the issue and suggest reviewing the file manually
• •Permission errors: Ensure the Docker socket is accessible and the user has necessary permissions

Examples

User: 我希望在解决困难问题时路由到claude-opus-4.5的模型

Response:

已为您配置自动路由规则：

触发方式：以 "深入思考" 或 "deep thinking" 开头发起请求
目标模型：claude-opus-4.5

配置文件已更新（容器内）：/data/wasmplugins/model-router.internal.yaml
配置已自动重载

配置已生效。现在您可以这样使用：
- 深入思考 这道算法题应该怎么解？
- deep thinking What's the best architecture for this system?

User: 写代码的时候用qwen-coder

Response:

已为您配置自动路由规则：

触发方式：以 "写代码" 或 "code:" 开头发起请求
目标模型：qwen-coder

配置文件已更新（容器内）：/data/wasmplugins/model-router.internal.yaml
配置已自动重载

配置已生效。使用示例：
- 写代码 实现一个快速排序算法
- code: implement a binary search tree in Python

Implementation Notes

When implementing this skill:

1. •Determine container name: Use docker ps to find the running Higress container
2. •Use docker cp for safety: Copy the file out, modify with a YAML library, then copy it back
3. •Validate YAML: Before copying back, validate the YAML syntax
4. •Trigger reload: Higress automatically watches for file changes in /data/wasmplugins/
5. •No restart needed: Configuration changes are hot-reloaded by Higress
6. •Handle timestamps: Touch the file after modification to ensure Higress detects the change

Example Python Implementation

import subprocess
import yaml
import tempfile
import os

CONTAINER_NAME = "higress-ai-gateway"
CONFIG_PATH = "/data/wasmplugins/model-router.internal.yaml"

def read_container_config():
    result = subprocess.run(
        ["docker", "exec", CONTAINER_NAME, "cat", CONFIG_PATH],
        capture_output=True,
        text=True
    )
    return yaml.safe_load(result.stdout)

def write_container_config(config):
    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', suffix='.yaml', delete=False) as f:
        yaml.dump(config, f, default_flow_style=False)
        temp_path = f.name
    
    # Copy back to container
    subprocess.run(["docker", "cp", temp_path, f"{CONTAINER_NAME}:{CONFIG_PATH}"])
    
    # Clean up
    os.unlink(temp_path)
    
    # Touch file to trigger reload
    subprocess.run(["docker", "exec", CONTAINER_NAME, "touch", CONFIG_PATH])

def add_routing_rule(pattern, model):
    config = read_container_config()
    
    # Ensure autoRouting exists
    if 'autoRouting' not in config['spec']['defaultConfig']:
        config['spec']['defaultConfig']['autoRouting'] = {
            'enable': True,
            'defaultModel': 'qwen-turbo',
            'rules': []
        }
    
    # Add rule
    config['spec']['defaultConfig']['autoRouting']['rules'].append({
        'pattern': pattern,
        'model': model
    })
    
    write_container_config(config)