Caveman
Skill Verified ActiveDecision guide for delegating to caveman-style subagents. Tells the main thread WHEN to spawn `cavecrew-investigator` (locate code), `cavecrew-builder` (1-2 file edit), or `cavecrew-reviewer` (diff review) instead of doing the work inline or using vanilla `Explore`. Subagent output is caveman-compressed so the tool-result injected back into main context is ~60% smaller — main context lasts longer across long sessions. Trigger: "delegate to subagent", "use cavecrew", "spawn investigator/builder/reviewer", "save context", "compressed agent output".
To enable agents to perform complex code-related tasks more efficiently by intelligently delegating to specialized subagents and reducing token consumption, thereby extending the agent's context and capability over longer sessions.
Features
- Delegates to specialized subagents for code investigation, building, and review.
- Compresses subagent output to reduce main context token usage by ~75%.
- Provides structured output contracts for subagent results.
- Offers decision guidance on when to use cavecrew subagents versus vanilla Explore or main thread actions.
Use Cases
- When needing to find specific code definitions or usages across a project.
- When performing small, scoped edits to one or two files.
- When reviewing code changes for bugs or issues.
- To manage LLM context window limitations during long coding sessions.
Non-Goals
- Providing general prose-based code analysis or architectural opinions.
- Performing deep code reviews requiring subjective feedback.
- Handling large refactors or changes across more than two files via the builder agent.
- Replacing the main agent's core capabilities when context is not a constraint.
Workflow
- Main thread determines if delegation is needed based on task complexity and context.
- Selects appropriate cavecrew subagent (`investigator`, `builder`, or `reviewer`) based on the task.
- Subagent executes, producing compressed, structured output.
- Main thread injects compressed output back into context, preserving session length.
Installation
npx skills add juliusbrussee/cavemanRuns the Vercel skills CLI (skills.sh) via npx — needs Node.js locally and at least one installed skills-compatible agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, …). Assumes the repo follows the agentskills.io format.
Quality Score
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