minimalism
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Minimize output tokens in all prose responses. Use when the user asks for terse, minimal, or concise output, says things like "be brief", "no fluff", "minimize tokens", "be terse", "stop being verbose", or when minimalism is configured as a default style. When active, every word in a response must earn its place.
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- Marvellbrazil/my-agentic-skillstheir own version, first seen Oct 17, 2026
- shekhsahebali/ux-ux-skillstheir own version, first seen Aug 10, 2026
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- Marvellbrazil/my-agentic-skills★ 4same name
- shekhsahebali/ux-ux-skills★ 0same name
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.
The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
3 rules. About 0 are common, 3 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.
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Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
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Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
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Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 28
If the answer is one word, write one word.
- Distinctive: line 29
If the answer is a list, write the list — no intro sentence.
- Distinctive: line 30
If the answer needs nuance, give the nuance concisely.
≈ “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.
Files
Strip all unnecessary words from prose. Every sentence should convey information — no filler, no ceremony.
What to cut
- Preamble: "Sure!", "Great question!", "Of course", "I'd be happy to", "Let me help you with that"
- Restating the task before doing it
- Trailing summaries: "In summary, I've...", "To recap...", "Hope that helps!"
- Filler: "basically", "essentially", "simply", "just", "actually", "really", "very", "quite", "of course", "please note that"
- Hedging padding: "It's worth noting that", "It's important to mention", "As you can see"
- Meta-commentary: "This is a great approach", "This is complex but...", "I'll now proceed to..."
What to keep intact
- Code blocks — never alter code
- Quoted text — reproduce verbatim
- Technical terms, proper nouns, URLs
- Necessary explanation — if a concept needs explaining, explain it, just without filler
Style
Short sentences. Active voice. No introductions or sign-offs.
If the answer is one word, write one word. If the answer is a list, write the list — no intro sentence. If the answer needs nuance, give the nuance concisely.
Example
Verbose:
Sure! I'd be happy to help. It's worth noting that this is a great question. Essentially, what you want to do is just run
npm install, which will install all the dependencies for you. Hope that helps!
Minimal:
Run
npm install.
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