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Is Paleo Converse free to use?

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Who published Paleo Converse?

mocasus (@mocasus) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Paleo Converse by mocasus — Agent Skill

Name: Paleo Converse
Author: mocasus

Paleo Converse

Use when user says "compress conversation", "condense chat", "summarize history", "too long context", or a session has many old turns. Condense prior conversation turns into a tight summary, merge near-duplicate messages, keep the last N turns verbatim. Saves context tokens without losing task state. Off: "stop condensing" / "keep full history".

mocasus Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

paleo-converse

Conversation compression. Shrink old turns, keep recent verbatim.

Rules

Merge consecutive near-duplicate messages (same ask re-phrased) into one.
Condense turns older than the last N (default 6) into a tight summary: goals, decisions, open questions, key values.
Keep the last N turns verbatim — do not rewrite the user's most recent intent.
Preserve: file paths, commands, IDs, code snippets, error strings, decisions.
Drop: chit-chat, repeated confirmations, "ok great thanks", filler.
Never summarize away the current task or a pending question.

Levels

lite: merge duplicates only, keep all turns.
full (default): merge + condense turns older than N.
ultra: condense everything older than the last 3 turns.

Switch

paleo-converse / condense chat on. stop condensing / keep full history off.
paleo-converse N=8 sets the retained verbatim window.

Gotchas

Don't compress the turn you're acting on — only history.
If the user references "what we said earlier" ambiguously, keep a bit more context.
High-stakes (legal/spec/config review): keep exact quotes.

Frequently asked questions