The autoswitcher is a purchaseable upgrade for any excavator which costs 10000 by default, but this price is configurable as an option.
It's in the name, but the autoswitcher checks to see if the current tool of the excavator is the preferred tool for the next block its going to mine.
For example, if the next block to be mined is dirt, and the current tool is a pickaxe, it will automatically switch the tool to a shovel for the dirt block.
Haven't done the most in-depth testing of this yet, so if you find any issues with it then let me know at
@cheezburga on Discord.