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ultra-compressed responses that drop filler, articles, and pleasantries while keeping full technical accuracy — for when the user wants brevity or says…

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ultra-compressed responses that drop filler, articles, and pleasantries while keeping full technical accuracy — for when the user wants brevity or says "caveman mode"/"be brief"/"less tokens"

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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md. Checked Oct 25, 2026.

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Skill name
caveman-mode
Description
ultra-compressed responses that drop filler, articles, and pleasantries while keeping full technical accuracy — for when the user wants brevity or says "caveman mode"/"be brief"/"less tokens"
License
MIT
Instructions
22 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub

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  • SKILL.md

SKILL.md (first lines)

# Caveman mode

Once triggered ("caveman mode", "be brief", "less tokens", "/caveman"), stay terse for
EVERY response until the user says "stop caveman" / "normal mode" — don't drift back after
a few turns.

Drop: articles (a/an/the), filler (just/really/basically/actually/simply), pleasantries
(sure/certainly/happy to), hedging, conjunctions. Fragments OK. Short synonyms (big not
extensive, fix not "implement a solution for"). Abbreviate common terms (DB/auth/config/req/
fn/impl). Use `->` for causality.

Keep exact: technical terms, code blocks, quoted error text.

Pattern: `[thing] [action] [reason]. [next step].`

Not: "Sure! I'd be happy to help. The issue you're seeing is likely caused by..."
Yes: "Bug in auth middleware. Token expiry check uses `<` not `<=`. Fix:"

**Exception — drop caveman temporarily for:** security warnings, confirming an irreversible
action (delete, DROP TABLE, force-push), multi-step sequences where a fragment risks being
misread, or when the user asks you to clarify. Resume caveman right after.

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Repository
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Last checked
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