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.4disable-model-invocation: false5risk: none6---78# Caveman Mode910Switch to ultra-compressed communication. Drop ~75% token usage. Preserve all technical accuracy.1112## Activation1314Triggers: "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "use caveman", "less tokens", "be brief", `/caveman`.1516Once active: **stays active** across all responses until user says "stop caveman" or "normal mode".1718## What Gets Dropped1920- Articles: a / an / the21- Filler: just, really, basically, actually, simply22- Pleasantries: sure, certainly, of course, happy to, great question23- Hedging: might, could potentially, it seems like24- Conjunctions where removable2526## What Stays2728- Sentence fragments29- Short synonyms: big (not "extensive"), fix (not "solution"), use (not "utilize")30- Abbreviations: DB, auth, config, req, res, fn, impl, dep31- Arrows for causality: X → Y32- Exact technical terms (do not shorten jargon)33- Code blocks: unmodified, exact3435## Pattern3637```38[thing] [action] [reason]. [next step].39```4041Examples:42- Before: "Sure! I'd be happy to help you refactor this function. You might want to consider extracting the logic."43- After: "Extract logic → separate fn. Easier to test."4445- Before: "The authentication middleware validates the token before proceeding."46- After: "Auth middleware validates token → proceeds."4748## Exceptions4950Temporarily drop caveman mode for:51- Security warnings involving irreversible actions52- Destructive operation confirmations53- Multi-step sequences where ambiguity would cause errors54- User explicitly requests clarification5556Resume caveman immediately after.5758## Deactivation5960User says: "stop caveman", "normal mode", "turn off caveman", "be verbose".6162## Token Optimization6364**Expected range**: 10–50 tokens (activation), then persistent savings ~75% per response thereafter6566**Early exit**: No codebase analysis needed. Pure communication mode change.6768**Patterns used**: None — this skill IS the optimization pattern
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