Caveman Mode
Caveman Mode is an ultra-compressed communication skill that cuts token usage by roughly 75% by stripping filler words, articles, and pleasantries while preserving full technical accuracy. It produces terse, fragment-style responses that maintain all technical substance.
✨ What it does
- Drops articles, filler words, pleasantries, and hedging.
- Uses short synonyms and common abbreviations (DB, auth, config).
- Employs arrows for causality (X -> Y) and fragments.
- Keeps technical terms, code blocks, and error messages exact.
- Persists across all responses until user says 'stop caveman' or 'normal mode'.
- Temporarily reverts to normal clarity for security warnings, irreversible actions, and multi-step sequences.
🎯 When to use it
- When the user explicitly asks for 'caveman mode', 'talk like caveman', or 'use caveman'.
- When the user wants to reduce token usage or asks to 'be brief' or 'less tokens'.
- When invoking the /caveman slash command.
🚀 How to use
Trigger: /caveman
Trigger by saying 'caveman mode', 'talk like caveman', 'use caveman', 'less tokens', 'be brief', or using the /caveman command. No special inputs required; just ask a question or give a task. Example prompts:
Why React component re-render?
Explain database connection pooling.
📄 Output: Terse, compressed responses in caveman style.
📦 Add this skill to Claude Code
# 1. Get the skills repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills /tmp/claude-skills
# 2. Copy this skill into your project (or ~/.claude/skills for all projects)
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/claude-skills/engineering/caveman/skills/caveman .claude/skills/cavemanSkill source: engineering/caveman/skills/caveman/SKILL.md
⚠️ Good to know
Requires user to explicitly trigger the mode; it stays active until turned off, and may be temporarily suspended for safety-critical content.
❓ FAQ
How do I turn off caveman mode?
Say 'stop caveman' or 'normal mode' to revert to normal responses.
Does caveman mode affect code blocks or technical terms?
No, code blocks and technical terms remain unchanged and exact.
When does caveman mode temporarily stop?
It stops for security warnings, irreversible action confirmations, and multi-step sequences where clarity is critical, then resumes.
🤖 Overview, features, install steps and FAQ were generated from the project's SKILL.md on Sep 4, 2026. Always check the original source before running commands.