--- title: "juliusbrussee/caveman skills · skilld" description: "🪨 why use many token when few token do trick. Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like a caveman." canonical_url: "https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman" meta: "og:description": "🪨 why use many token when few token do trick. Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like a caveman." "og:image": "https://skilld.dev/_og/d/a_~c2tpbGxkLCBhZ2VudCBza2lsbHMgd3JpdHRlbiBieSByZWFsIG1haW50YWluZXJz%2Cc_Page.takumi%2Cdescription_~Q3VyYXRlZCBhZ2VudCBza2lsbHMgYnkgaHVtYW5zLCB3cml0dGVuIGJ5IHJlYWwgbWFpbnRhaW5lcnMgaW4gdGhlaXIgb3duIEdpdEh1YiByZXBvcw%2Cp_Ii9naC9qdWxpdXNicnVzc2VlL2NhdmVtYW4i%2Cs_4wHC2mezS4Ke5T-9.png" "og:image:alt": "skilld, agent skills written by real maintainers" "og:image:height": "600" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "juliusbrussee/caveman skills" "twitter:description": "🪨 why use many token when few token do trick. 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Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like a caveman. main Updated 6 hours ago [GitHub](https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman) ![README badge for juliusbrussee/caveman](https://skilld.dev/b/juliusbrussee/caveman?theme=light&label=0) ## Repository statistics - Indexed skills **20** - Skill groups **1** - GitHub stars **114,741** - Forks **6,615** ## Skills 20 total Sort skills [/caveman-learn](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-learn) Act on a Caveman learn report - review the ranked token sinks, apply cost-lowering fixes with per-edit consent, and report what those fixes returned. Use when asked to lower an agent's token cost, what caveman has saved, to trim a heavy CLAUDE.md, or to offload re-pasted context into cavemem. Updated10 days ago [/caveman-compress](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-compress) Compress a memory file such as CLAUDE.md or a todo list into caveman format to save input tokens, keeping a readable backup. Sends the file's text to the configured model provider. Trigger: /caveman-compress. Updated11 days ago [/caveman-help](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-help) Quick-reference card for the three caveman skills and their commands. Trigger: /caveman-help or "caveman help". Requires [/caveman](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman) [/caveman-commit](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-commit) [/caveman-review](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-review) Updated18 days ago [/cavecrew](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/cavecrew) When to delegate to \`cavecrew-investigator\` (locate code), \`cavecrew-builder\` (1-2 file edit) or \`cavecrew-reviewer\` (diff review) instead of working inline or using \`Explore\`. Their output is compressed, so main context lasts longer. Updated18 days ago [/caveman](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman) Terse caveman voice: answer first, fluff gone, every technical fact kept. Use for /caveman, "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "be brief", "less tokens". Stays on until "stop caveman" or "normal mode". Requires [/caveman-compress](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-compress) Updated18 days ago [/caveman-stats](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-stats) Show recorded output and cache-read token usage and mode attribution for the current Claude Code session, or locate the host's native usage report. Trigger: /caveman-stats. Updatedlast month [/caveman-commit](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-commit) Write a Conventional Commits message compressed to intent only. Use for "write a commit", "commit message", /commit or /caveman-commit. Updated2 months ago [/caveman-discover](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-discover) Find and label every LLM workflow in the repository so Caveman Cloud groups spend by workflow instead of one bucket. Use for "discover workflows" or breaking LLM spend down by workflow. Updated2 months ago [/caveman-evidence-review](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-evidence-review) Read-only review of Caveman Cloud evidence: cost, Cave Score, workflows, traces, latency, errors, routing, savings. Use when asked what Caveman found or where LLM spend goes. Updated2 months ago [/caveman-explore](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-explore) Read-only repository explorer for cold-start orientation, broad cross-file localization, or when a direct search failed. Skip it when the exact file or symbol is already named. Returns path:line citations only; its reads stay out of main context. Updated2 months ago [/caveman-manage](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-manage) Inspect Caveman Cloud's experiment lifecycle and block unsafe execution. Use when asked to start, approve, cancel, promote or roll back a Caveman experiment. Updated2 months ago [/caveman-optimize](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-optimize) Turn a Caveman optimization observation into an operator-chosen candidate with a paired baseline evaluation. Use when asked to inspect or evaluate a Caveman optimization report. Needs explicit approval. Updated2 months ago [/caveman-review](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-review) Compressed code review - one line per finding with location, problem and fix. Use for /caveman-review, "review this PR", or "review the diff". Updated2 months ago [/caveman-setup](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/caveman-setup) Wire a repository through the Caveman Cloud gateway so every LLM request is measured, with no behavior change. Use for "set up caveman" or adding LLM spend observability. Updated2 months ago [/investigate-first](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/investigate-first) Diagnose ambiguous failures before editing. Use for unknown causes, intermittent behavior, performance regressions, or investigations needing evidence-ranked hypotheses. Updated2 months ago [/lean-build](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/lean-build) Build feature work with high overbuilding risk. Use for new behavior, product slices, or integrations where repository reuse, strict scope, and an explicit stop condition matter. Updated2 months ago [/migration](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/migration) Implement reversible compatibility-safe transitions. Use for schema, data, API, protocol, configuration, or dependency migrations requiring rollback and preservation proof. Updated2 months ago [/safe-refactor](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/safe-refactor) Restructure code while preserving behavior. Use for extraction, consolidation, ownership moves, or cleanup where verification must bracket structural edits. Updated2 months ago [/surgical-patch](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/surgical-patch) Fix bugs and small behavior changes at the narrowest responsible layer. Use when regression proof, preserved surrounding behavior, and task-relevant tests matter. Updated2 months ago [/verify-and-stop](https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/verify-and-stop) Prove existing work meets acceptance conditions without expanding scope. Use for validation-only tasks, completion checks, focused gate runs, and last-mile proof. Updated2 months ago ## Add to your README The badge links readers to this page. 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