caveman
New🪨 why use many token when few token do trick — Claude Code skill that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like caveman
Summary
The Caveman skill rewrites Claude Code's responses into terse, primitive language, drastically reducing token usage by up to 65%.
- It's ideal for developers who want faster, more concise interactions while coding, debugging, or managing projects.
Install & Usage
mkdir -p .claude/skillsmkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/caveman.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/main/SKILL.md/cavemanUse Cases
Usage Examples
/caveman Explain this error: TypeError: undefined is not a function
/caveman Summarize main.py in 3 lines
/caveman Write a function to sort list of numbers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is caveman?
The Caveman skill rewrites Claude Code's responses into terse, primitive language, drastically reducing token usage by up to 65%. It's ideal for developers who want faster, more concise interactions while coding, debugging, or managing projects.
How to install caveman?
To install caveman: create the skills directory (mkdir -p .claude/skills), then run: mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/caveman.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/main/SKILL.md. Finally, /caveman in Claude Code.
What is caveman best for?
caveman is a skill categorized under Development. Created by JuliusBrussee.
What can I use caveman for?
caveman is useful for: Quickly get a minimal explanation of a code error without verbose details.; Summarize a large codebase or file into a few essential lines.; Generate short, to-the-point commit messages for version control.; Request a bare-bones implementation of a function or algorithm.; Get a terse list of steps to fix a deployment or build issue.; Reduce token consumption during long chat sessions to stay within limits..