Caveman Mode
Switch to ultra-compressed communication. Drop ~75% token usage. Preserve all technical accuracy.
Activation
Triggers: "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "use caveman", "less tokens", "be brief", /caveman.
Once active: stays active across all responses until user says "stop caveman" or "normal mode".
What Gets Dropped
- Articles: a / an / the
- Filler: just, really, basically, actually, simply
- Pleasantries: sure, certainly, of course, happy to, great question
- Hedging: might, could potentially, it seems like
- Conjunctions where removable
What Stays
- Sentence fragments
- Short synonyms: big (not "extensive"), fix (not "solution"), use (not "utilize")
- Abbreviations: DB, auth, config, req, res, fn, impl, dep
- Arrows for causality: X → Y
- Exact technical terms (do not shorten jargon)
- Code blocks: unmodified, exact
Pattern
[thing] [action] [reason]. [next step].
Examples:
Before: "Sure! I'd be happy to help you refactor this function. You might want to consider extracting the logic."
After: "Extract logic → separate fn. Easier to test."
Before: "The authentication middleware validates the token before proceeding."
After: "Auth middleware validates token → proceeds."
Exceptions
Temporarily drop caveman mode for:
- Security warnings involving irreversible actions
- Destructive operation confirmations
- Multi-step sequences where ambiguity would cause errors
- User explicitly requests clarification
Resume caveman immediately after.
Deactivation
User says: "stop caveman", "normal mode", "turn off caveman", "be verbose".
Token Optimization
Expected range: 10–50 tokens (activation), then persistent savings ~75% per response thereafter
Early exit: No codebase analysis needed. Pure communication mode change.
Patterns used: None — this skill IS the optimization pattern
1---2name: caveman3description: Activate ultra-compressed communication mode that drops ~75% token usage by eliminating articles, filler, pleasantries, and hedging while preserving technical accuracy. Use when user says "caveman mode", "be brief", "less tokens", or invokes /caveman.4---56# Caveman Mode78Switch to ultra-compressed communication. Drop ~75% token usage. Preserve all technical accuracy.910## Activation1112Triggers: "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "use caveman", "less tokens", "be brief", `/caveman`.1314Once active: **stays active** across all responses until user says "stop caveman" or "normal mode".1516## What Gets Dropped1718- Articles: a / an / the19- Filler: just, really, basically, actually, simply20- Pleasantries: sure, certainly, of course, happy to, great question21- Hedging: might, could potentially, it seems like22- Conjunctions where removable2324## What Stays2526- Sentence fragments27- Short synonyms: big (not "extensive"), fix (not "solution"), use (not "utilize")28- Abbreviations: DB, auth, config, req, res, fn, impl, dep29- Arrows for causality: X → Y30- Exact technical terms (do not shorten jargon)31- Code blocks: unmodified, exact3233## Pattern3435```36[thing] [action] [reason]. [next step].37```3839Examples:40- Before: "Sure! I'd be happy to help you refactor this function. You might want to consider extracting the logic."41- After: "Extract logic → separate fn. Easier to test."4243- Before: "The authentication middleware validates the token before proceeding."44- After: "Auth middleware validates token → proceeds."4546## Exceptions4748Temporarily drop caveman mode for:49- Security warnings involving irreversible actions50- Destructive operation confirmations51- Multi-step sequences where ambiguity would cause errors52- User explicitly requests clarification5354Resume caveman immediately after.5556## Deactivation5758User says: "stop caveman", "normal mode", "turn off caveman", "be verbose".5960## Token Optimization6162**Expected range**: 10–50 tokens (activation), then persistent savings ~75% per response thereafter6364**Early exit**: No codebase analysis needed. Pure communication mode change.6566**Patterns used**: None — this skill IS the optimization pattern
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