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Caveman

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Ultra-compressed communication mode. Cuts ~75% of tokens while keeping full technical accuracy by speaking like a caveman.

6 Skills 0 MCPs
Purpose

To significantly reduce LLM token consumption and improve response speed by employing a compressed, caveman-like communication style.

Features

  • Ultra-compressed communication mode
  • Multiple intensity levels (lite, full, ultra, wenyan)
  • Dedicated skills for commit messages, code reviews, and file compression
  • Automatic statusline integration and session activation
  • Cross-platform installer

Use Cases

  • Reducing LLM API costs by minimizing token usage
  • Speeding up LLM response times
  • Generating concise commit messages and code review comments
  • Compressing local memory files to fit more context
  • Integrating with various LLM agents and IDEs

Non-Goals

  • Reducing the LLM's internal thinking/reasoning tokens
  • Altering the LLM's core knowledge or capabilities
  • Providing complex code editing or refactoring features beyond simple edits
  • Replacing the LLM's default verbose output for sensitive or complex explanations

Practices

  • Code compression
  • LLM interaction optimization
  • Developer productivity

Prerequisites

  • Node.js ≥18
  • Claude Code or compatible agent
  • Optional: `git` for commit/review features

Installation

First, add the marketplace

/plugin marketplace add juliusbrussee/caveman
/plugin install caveman@caveman

Contains 6 extensions

Skill (6)

Caveman Skill

Ultra-compressed communication mode. Cuts token usage ~75% by speaking like caveman while keeping full technical accuracy. Supports intensity levels: lite, full (default), ultra, wenyan-lite, wenyan-full, wenyan-ultra. Use when user says "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "use caveman", "less tokens", "be brief", or invokes /caveman. Also auto-triggers when token efficiency is requested.

99
Caveman Compress Skill

Compress natural language memory files (CLAUDE.md, todos, preferences) into caveman format to save input tokens. Preserves all technical substance, code, URLs, and structure. Compressed version overwrites the original file. Human-readable backup saved as FILE.original.md. Trigger: /caveman-compress FILEPATH or "compress memory file"

99
Caveman Stats Skill

Show real token usage and estimated savings for the current session. Reads directly from the Claude Code session log — no AI estimation. Triggers on /caveman-stats. Output is injected by the mode-tracker hook; the model itself does not compute the numbers.

96
Caveman Commit Skill

Ultra-compressed commit message generator. Cuts noise from commit messages while preserving intent and reasoning. Conventional Commits format. Subject ≤50 chars, body only when "why" isn't obvious. Use when user says "write a commit", "commit message", "generate commit", "/commit", or invokes /caveman-commit. Auto-triggers when staging changes.

98
Caveman Help Skill

Quick-reference card for all caveman modes, skills, and commands. One-shot display, not a persistent mode. Trigger: /caveman-help, "caveman help", "what caveman commands", "how do I use caveman".

100
Caveman Review Skill

Ultra-compressed code review comments. Cuts noise from PR feedback while preserving the actionable signal. Each comment is one line: location, problem, fix. Use when user says "review this PR", "code review", "review the diff", "/review", or invokes /caveman-review. Auto-triggers when reviewing pull requests.

98

Quality Score

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99 /100
Analyzed 2 days ago

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