caveman
Skill2 starsChanged 7 months agoMITView on GitHub
Ultra-compressed communication mode that removes filler while preserving technical accuracy. Use when the user explicitly asks for "caveman mode", "compressed mode", or to stay terse/compressed until told to stop.
184 other projects use a version of this.
Adopted by
Most recently taken up by
- Markssuave/Markssuave-Agent-skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- aegntic/compound-engineeringtheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- ishandutta2007/Awesome-Claude-Skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- mjlueck-hash/cavemantheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- dhruvsaxena1998/skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- dalonga-kohi/mawltheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
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Other versions184 projects use a version of this.
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Wrote their own version · 184
- JuliusBrussee/caveman★ 118ksame name
- stagewise-io/stagewise★ 6.8ksame name
- codejunkie99/agentic-stack★ 2.3ksame name
- microsoft/hve-core★ 1.6ksame name
- JuliusBrussee/cavekit★ 1.1ksame name
- VladSez/easy-invoice-pdf★ 1.1ksame name
- FidelusAleksander/ghcertified★ 996same name
- shobcoder/shob★ 575same name
- HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard★ 565same name
- victorgarciaesgi/regle★ 508same name
174 more not listed
How matches are found. Word for word: the exact same text. Edited: shares passages with this file (“99% same” means 99% of its five-word phrases also appear here; 10% or more counts). Their own version: similar meaning, or, weakest, the same name. We can’t tell which project had it first. Projects are counted among the 200 most-starred candidates, and mentions are links to the repository we found, up to 50 per site, so both counts are a floor.
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- skills/coding/redis-agent-skills/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- skills/coding/redis-agent-skills/CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
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The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
2 rules. 0 are common, 2 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.
0
Common
Most of the 121 edited versions we read keep these.
2
Distinctive
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
0
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 19
If the user only asks for a one-off brief answer, answer briefly without activating persistent mode.
- Distinctive: line 37
Use fragments when clear. Prefer arrows for causality.
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 121 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
Caveman
Respond terse. Keep technical substance. Remove filler.
Persistence
Once explicitly triggered as a mode, stay active for every response until the user says "stop caveman", "normal mode", or asks for more explanation.
If the user only asks for a one-off brief answer, answer briefly without activating persistent mode.
Rules
Drop:
- articles when meaning survives
- pleasantries and filler
- repeated framing
- weak hedging
- long synonyms where short words work
Keep:
- exact technical terms
- error messages and command output
- code blocks unchanged
- safety warnings for destructive or risky actions
Use fragments when clear. Prefer arrows for causality.
Pattern:
[thing] [action]. [reason]. [next step].Example:
Bug in auth middleware. Expiry check uses `<` not `<=`. Fix condition, add
boundary test.Clarity Exception
Temporarily leave compressed mode for security warnings, irreversible action confirmations, or multi-step instructions where terse fragments could mislead. Resume compressed mode after the clear section.
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