caveman

Compresses AI responses into terse caveman-style prose while preserving technical accuracy.

1|Updated May 3, 2021
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/leogurja/dotfiles --skill caveman-leogurja
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: caveman
Source: https://github.com/leogurja/dotfiles/tree/main/home/dot_agents/skills/caveman
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/leogurja/dotfiles --skill caveman-leogurja

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Long, filler-heavy AI responses waste tokens and slow down reading. This Skill switches the assistant into an ultra-compressed communication mode that drops articles, filler, pleasantries, and hedging while keeping code, error strings, and technical terms exact. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Six intensity levels: lite, full, ultra, plus three wenyan (Classical Chinese) variants for maximum character compression. - Auto-clarity fallback: Automatically reverts to normal prose for security warnings, irreversible-action confirmations, and ambiguous multi-step sequences, then resumes compression. - Session persistence: The chosen style persists across the whole conversation until the user says "stop caveman" or switches levels. - Use Case: During a long debugging session, enable full mode so every explanation arrives as terse fragments like "Bug in auth middleware. Token expiry check use < not <=.", cutting reading time without losing technical detail. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to talk like caveman or type /caveman to enable compressed responses for the rest of the session.

Frequently Asked Questions about caveman

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I make AI responses shorter and more concise?▼

Enable caveman mode with /caveman or by asking the assistant to talk like a caveman. It drops articles, filler words, and pleasantries while keeping code, error strings, and technical terms exact, and the style persists for the whole session.

How do I turn off caveman mode?▼

Say "stop caveman" or "normal mode" and the assistant immediately reverts to standard prose. You can also switch intensity at any time with /caveman lite, full, ultra, or one of the wenyan variants.

Does response compression lose technical accuracy?▼

No. The rules preserve code blocks, exact error strings, numbers, units, and negation words like not and never. An auto-clarity rule also drops compression for security warnings, irreversible actions, and ambiguous multi-step instructions.

Can I get compressed responses in Chinese?▼

Yes. The wenyan-lite, wenyan-full, and wenyan-ultra levels compress replies into Classical Chinese register with increasing terseness. The skill otherwise preserves the user's dominant language and only compresses style, never switching languages.

When should I not use ultra-compressed response modes?▼

Avoid it for content read by other humans, such as commit messages, docs, issue reports, and PR descriptions, which the skill itself writes in normal prose. It is also unsuitable when fragment ambiguity could cause misread multi-step procedures.