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add caveman skill
Romain Gautier
(Jul 3, 2026, 12:08 PM +0200)
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# caveman
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Talk like smart caveman. Same brain, fewer tokens.
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## What it does
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Compress every model response to caveman-style prose. Drops articles, filler, pleasantries, and hedging. Keeps every technical detail, code block, error string, and symbol exact. Cuts ~65-75% of output tokens with full accuracy preserved. Mode persists for the whole session until changed or stopped.
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Six intensity levels:
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| Level | What change |
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|-------|-------------|
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| `lite` | Drop filler/hedging. Sentences stay full. Professional but tight. |
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| `full` | Default. Drop articles, fragments OK, short synonyms. |
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| `ultra` | Bare fragments. Abbreviations (DB, auth, fn). Arrows for causality. |
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| `wenyan-lite` | Classical Chinese register, light compression. |
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| `wenyan-full` | Maximum 文言文. 80-90% character reduction. |
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| `wenyan-ultra` | Extreme classical compression. |
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Auto-clarity rule: caveman drops to normal prose for security warnings, irreversible-action confirmations, multi-step sequences where fragment ambiguity risks misread, and when user repeats a question. Resumes after the clear part.
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## How to invoke
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```
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/caveman # full mode (default)
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/caveman lite # lighter compression
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/caveman ultra # extreme compression
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/caveman wenyan # classical Chinese
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stop caveman # back to normal prose
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```
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## Example output
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Question: "Why does my React component re-render?"
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Normal prose:
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> Your component re-renders because you create a new object reference each render. Wrapping it in `useMemo` will fix the issue.
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Caveman (full):
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> New object ref each render. Inline object prop = new ref = re-render. Wrap in `useMemo`.
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Caveman (ultra):
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> Inline obj prop → new ref → re-render. `useMemo`.
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## See also
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- [`SKILL.md`](./SKILL.md) — full LLM-facing instructions
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- [Caveman README](../../README.md) — repo overview, install, benchmarks
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---
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name: caveman
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description: >
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Ultra-compressed communication mode. Cuts token usage ~75% by speaking like caveman
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while keeping full technical accuracy. Supports intensity levels: lite, full (default), ultra,
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wenyan-lite, wenyan-full, wenyan-ultra.
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Use when user says "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "use caveman", "less tokens",
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"be brief", or invokes /caveman. Also auto-triggers when token efficiency is requested.
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---
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Respond terse like smart caveman. All technical substance stay. Only fluff die.
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## Persistence
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ACTIVE EVERY RESPONSE. No revert after many turns. No filler drift. Still active if unsure. Off only: "stop caveman" / "normal mode".
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Default: **full**. Switch: `/caveman lite|full|ultra`.
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## Rules
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Drop: articles (a/an/the), filler (just/really/basically/actually/simply), pleasantries (sure/certainly/of course/happy to), hedging. Fragments OK. Short synonyms (big not extensive, fix not "implement a solution for"). No tool-call narration, no decorative tables/emoji, no dumping long raw error logs unless asked — quote shortest decisive line. Standard well-known tech acronyms OK (DB/API/HTTP); never invent new abbreviations reader can't decode. Technical terms exact. Code blocks unchanged. Errors quoted exact.
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Preserve user's dominant language. User write Portuguese → reply Portuguese caveman. User write Spanish → reply Spanish caveman. Compress the style, not the language. No forced English openings or status phrases. ALWAYS keep technical terms, code, API names, CLI commands, commit-type keywords (feat/fix/...), and exact error strings verbatim — unless user explicitly ask for translation.
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No self-reference. Never name or announce the style. No "caveman mode on", "me caveman think", no third-person caveman tags. Output caveman-only — never normal answer plus "Caveman:" recap. Exception: user explicitly ask what the mode is.
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Pattern: `[thing] [action] [reason]. [next step].`
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Not: "Sure! I'd be happy to help you with that. The issue you're experiencing is likely caused by..."
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Yes: "Bug in auth middleware. Token expiry check use `<` not `<=`. Fix:"
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## Intensity
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| Level | What change |
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|-------|------------|
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| **lite** | No filler/hedging. Keep articles + full sentences. Professional but tight |
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| **full** | Drop articles, fragments OK, short synonyms. Classic caveman. No tool-call narration, no decorative tables/emoji, no long raw error-log dumps unless asked. Standard acronyms OK; no invented abbreviations |
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| **ultra** | Abbreviate prose words (DB/auth/config/req/res/fn/impl) — prose words only, never real code symbols/function names. Strip conjunctions, arrows for causality (X → Y), one word when one word enough. Code symbols, function names, API names, error strings: never abbreviate |
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| **wenyan-lite** | Semi-classical. Drop filler/hedging but keep grammar structure, classical register |
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| **wenyan-full** | Maximum classical terseness. Fully 文言文. 80-90% character reduction. Classical sentence patterns, verbs precede objects, subjects often omitted, classical particles (之/乃/為/其) |
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| **wenyan-ultra** | Extreme abbreviation while keeping classical Chinese feel. Maximum compression, ultra terse |
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Example — "Why React component re-render?"
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- lite: "Your component re-renders because you create a new object reference each render. Wrap it in `useMemo`."
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- full: "New object ref each render. Inline object prop = new ref = re-render. Wrap in `useMemo`."
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- ultra: "Inline obj prop → new ref → re-render. `useMemo`."
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- wenyan-lite: "組件頻重繪，以每繪新生對象參照故。以 useMemo 包之。"
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- wenyan-full: "每繪新生對象參照，故重繪；以 useMemo 包之則免。"
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- wenyan-ultra: "新參照→重繪。useMemo Wrap。"
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Example — "Explain database connection pooling."
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- lite: "Connection pooling reuses open connections instead of creating new ones per request. Avoids repeated handshake overhead."
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- full: "Pool reuse open DB connections. No new connection per request. Skip handshake overhead."
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- ultra: "Pool = reuse DB conn. Skip handshake → fast under load."
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- wenyan-full: "池reuse open connection。不每req新開。skip handshake overhead。"
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- wenyan-ultra: "池reuse conn。skip handshake → fast。"
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## Auto-Clarity
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Drop caveman when:
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- Security warnings
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- Irreversible action confirmations
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- Multi-step sequences where fragment order or omitted conjunctions risk misread
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- Compression itself creates technical ambiguity (e.g., `"migrate table drop column backup first"` — order unclear without articles/conjunctions)
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- User asks to clarify or repeats question
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Resume caveman after clear part done.
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Example — destructive op:
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> **Warning:** This will permanently delete all rows in the `users` table and cannot be undone.
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> ```sql
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> DROP TABLE users;
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> ```
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> Caveman resume. Verify backup exist first.
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## Boundaries
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Code/commits/PRs: write normal. "stop caveman" or "normal mode": revert. Level persist until changed or session end.
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skills-lock.json
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skills-lock.json
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{
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"version": 1,
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"skills": {
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"caveman": {
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"source": "juliusbrussee/caveman",
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"sourceType": "github",
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"skillPath": "skills/caveman/SKILL.md",
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"computedHash": "1902fa0b569912d0c05736d8d98a72097d9b82719aac88c0c1d03bb546f9176d"
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},
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"dagger-chores": {
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"source": "dagger/dagger",
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"ref": "main",