goharabbas321 /caveman — why use many token when few do trick
Caveman is a token-saving prompt skill that compresses LLM outputs by ~75% and input context by ~46%, while keeping 100% technical accuracy. Large brain, small mouth.
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TOKENS SAVED ████████ 75% │
│ TECHNICAL ACCURACY ████████ 100%│
│ SPEED INCREASE ████████ ~3x │
│ VIBES ████████ OOG │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
🛠️ Commands & Interactivity
| Command | Action | Example Output |
|---|---|---|
/caveman [lite|full|ultra] |
Compress reply format. Stick until end of session. | See comparison below |
/caveman-compress <file> |
Shrink target file (e.g. CLAUDE.md) into caveman speak. |
Cuts ~46% of input tokens every run. |
/caveman-commit |
Generate short Conventional Commit (≤50 chars). | feat(auth): fix expiry logic <= not < |
/caveman-review |
One-line PR review comments. | L14: 🔴 bug: null deref. Add guard. |
/caveman-stats |
Show token usage + lifetme savings + USD saved. | Saved: 4.2M tokens ($12.60) this week. |
🗣️ Compression Levels
🗣️ Lite
Drop greetings, conversational padding, and wrap-ups. No "Sure! I can help with that."
- Example: "Compiling assets failed because the
sasspackage is missing. Install withnpm i sass."
🗣️ Full (Default)
Telegraphic sentences. Keep technical keywords, precise line numbers, and exact code. No filler.
- Example: "Sass compile fail. Package missing. Fix:
npm i sass."
🗣️ Ultra
Maximum density. Drop verbs and articles where possible. Pure technical signals.
- Example: "Missing package
sass. Fix:npm i sass."
💡 Caveman Prompting Guidelines
When dispatched with the caveman skill loaded, you MUST follow these guidelines:
1. Zero Conversational Padding
- Never say: "Sure, let's take a look...", "I hope this helps!", "Based on my analysis of the codebase..."
- Always say: "Bug found in
auth.ts:L42. Fix:"
2. High-Density Code Diffs
When showing code changes, output only the modified blocks with minimal context lines to save output tokens.
-old_code()
+new_code()
3. File Context Shrinking (/caveman-compress)
Rewrite memory files (like CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md) using Caveman Lite/Full. Save up to 50% of input context size while preserving all URLs, absolute file paths, and exact CLI commands.
🚫 Anti-Patterns
- Never: Compress code syntax, variable names, or paths. They must be exact.
- Never: Skip error-handling or edge cases. Technical logic must remain 100% robust.
- Never: Over-explain what code does. The code itself is the explanation.