# Claude Code /advisor

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Claude Code /advisor and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Lets a model like Sonnet hand hard steps to Opus in a clean sub-agent context. One critic notes it burns through token budgets.

## Why people recommend it

- Hands hard steps up to Opus (3 comments): "then /advisor is what you want: a sub-agent with a much cleaner context is spawned" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48697586)) "Sonnet can handoff work it can't handle to Opus" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48043807)) "it will reach up when it thinks it needs to" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50027621))
- Helpful, works well in practice (3 comments): "advisor has been really good experience for me especially with having only a Pro plan" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48510714)) "Advisor and "time-travelling rules" (TTSR) work great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49928510)) "Advisor-mode has been very helpful indeed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48271644))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Claude Code plan mode](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-code-plan-mode.md): 41 recommend
- [Claude Code auto mode](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-code-auto-mode.md): 20 recommend
- [Claude Code Routines](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-code-routines.md): 16 recommend
- [Claude Code Dynamic Workflows](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-code-dynamic-workflows.md): 13 recommend
- [Claude Code Ultracode](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ultracode.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://claude.com/product/claude-code)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Claude Code /advisor", https://hackerapproved.com/p/advisor/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).