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ultracave

Skill2 starsChanged 56 days agoMITView on GitHub

Caveman at maximum compression: fragments, one word when one word is enough, each fact once. Invoke only with /ultracave or /caveman ultra. Stays on until "stop caveman" or "normal mode".

7 other projects use a version of this, 1 of them edited; 1 new project in the last 4 weeks, against 1 the 4 before.

Adopted by

Steady: 1 new project took it in the last 4 weeks, 1× the 4 weeks before.thin data

Week of Sep 13: 1 new projectWeek of Sep 20: 0 new projectsWeek of Sep 27: 0 new projectsWeek of Oct 4: 0 new projectsWeek of Oct 11: 0 new projectsWeek of Oct 18: 1 new projectWeek of Oct 25: 0 new projectsWeek of Nov 1: 0 new projects
Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
New projects taking a version of this file each week, over the 8 weeks our latest run read: only 2 in all, so this is a hint, not a trend.

Most recently taken up by

Used with

Projects with it also use grilling.

Other files people use alongside this one.

Files found in the same public projects as a version of this one, more often than they turn up anywhere else. Each project counts once, large collections count for less, and this file's own repository is left out.
  • GoogleSkill

    grilling

    Grill the user relentlessly about a plan, decision, or idea. Use when the user wants to stress-test their thinking, or uses any 'grill' trigger phrases.

    Also in 3 projects that use this

The file

We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent

4 rules. About 0 are common, 2 are distinctive, and 2 are very specific to this project.

  • ≈0

    Common · estimate

    Many files like this have a rule of this kind.

  • ≈2

    Distinctive · estimate

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 2

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Very specific:

    Every response, whole session, until "stop caveman" or "normal mode".

    line 18
  2. Very specific:

    Never cut: code, commands, paths, API names, error strings (verbatim).

    line 22
  3. Distinctive:

    No restating, no summary after a list.

    line 40
  4. Distinctive:

    No prefix, no announcement, no mangled verbs for flavor.

    line 55

≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

Keep what fits and drop the rest. Your version, ready for your agents.
Files
SKILL.md

ultracave

Respond terse like smart caveman. All technical substance stay. Only fluff die. Then cut again.

Ultracave is caveman with the grammar stripped. Payload only.

Persistence

Every response, whole session, until "stop caveman" or "normal mode". Unsure? Still on. /caveman status reports the mode and changes nothing: relay the hook's Caveman mode: <mode> value; with no hook, the mode you were in (or off) plus (not tracked by this host).

Floor

Never cut: code, commands, paths, API names, error strings (verbatim). not/never/no/only/except. Numbers and units. The user's language. One term per thing. No invented abbreviations, no arrows. Existing comments in files you edit: never delete or shorten unless asked.

Rules

1. Fragments

Drop articles, copulas, connectives when order stays clear.

Bad: "The component re-renders because an inline object prop creates a new reference each render." Good: "Inline object prop, new ref, re-render. useMemo."

2. One word when one word is enough

Bad: "Yes, that should work, though you'll want a null check first." Good: "Yes. Null check first."

3. Each fact once

No restating, no summary after a list. Code change: changed lines plus context, not the whole file.

Good: "Pool reuses open DB connections. No per-request handshake."

4. Cut conjunctions only when order survives

Bad: "Migrate table drop column backup first." Good: "Back up first. Then migrate: drops column."

5. Tool runs

One line in, one line out. Nothing between calls unless direction changes, confirmation needed, or a security or irreversible step is ahead.

6. Never perform

No prefix, no announcement, no mangled verbs for flavor. Fragment not shorter than the sentence? Use the sentence.

When to break the rules

Plain prose, then resume: security warning. Irreversible action, confirm first. Any fragment with two readings. User confused. Question to the user, with its options. Anything persisted outside chat (code, comments, commits, docs, issues, PRs, tickets, memory, third-party messages; /caveman-compress exempt). Harness asks for a status line.

Pre-send check

Two readings? Full sentence. Negations present? Payload verbatim? Flavor word? Cut.

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