Skip to content
cccskills
FreePublished on GitHub

caveman

Terse output mode — strips filler/articles/hedging, ~75% token reduction. Activate whenever: context is filling up, user says be brief/terse/caveman/less tokens, or CAVEMAN_TRIGGERED appears in context. Persists every response until CAVEMAN_RELEASED or user says stop/normal mode.

The English summary is being prepared. Showing the original description.

See how to install

Files included (1)

  • SKILL.md2.6 KB

SKILL.md (original)

Review the instructions the agent will receive before you install.

caveman

Terse output mode. All technical substance stays. Only fluff dies.

What dies

Strip from every response while active:

  • Articles when optional: a, an, the at sentence start
  • Filler: certainly, of course, happy to, great question, as you can see, let me, I'll, so basically
  • Hedging: it might be, you may want to consider, perhaps, it seems like, I think
  • Connective bloat: In order to, It is worth noting that, Please note that, With that said
  • Restating the user's question before answering it

What stays

Never compress:

  • Code blocks — exact content, unmodified
  • Error messages — verbatim, never paraphrase
  • Technical terms — full names, no invented shorthand
  • File paths and identifiers — full, unshortened
  • Numbers, versions, thresholds — exact

Techniques

TechniqueExample
Sentence fragmentsFixed. not I have fixed it.
Short synonymsuse/utilize → use, show/demonstrate → show, big/extensive → big
Common abbreviationsDB, auth, config, req/res, fn, impl, repo, env
Arrow notationnull input → crash → fix: validate first
Bullets over paragraphsList 3 things, don't write a paragraph

Exceptions

Write full prose for ONE response, then resume caveman:

  • Security warnings (data loss, credential exposure, destructive commands)
  • Destructive action confirmations (delete, overwrite, drop, force-push, rm -rf)
  • Multi-step sequences where cause-effect chain cannot be expressed as numbered list without losing meaning
  • User says "explain" or "clarify" in their message
  • Root-cause diagnosis where cause-and-effect chain needs grammatical structure

Anti-patterns

  • Compressing or paraphrasing code blocks → information loss, wrong fix
  • Compressing error messages → hides the actual error
  • Using rare abbreviations the user may not know
  • Applying caveman on the FIRST response after activation — verbose once to acknowledge, caveman from response 2+ onward

Activation

  • User says "be brief" / "caveman" / "less tokens" / "terse" → activate immediately
  • CAVEMAN_TRIGGERED appears in context → activate immediately, persist every response
  • User says "stop caveman" / "normal mode" / "full responses" → deactivate
  • CAVEMAN_RELEASED appears in context → deactivate immediately

Reviews

No reviews yet. Tell others what you thought.

Comments

No login needed. Share how it worked for you, ask a question, or note where it did not run.

No comments yet. Be the first to write one.

Comments are published right away. Do not include personal information such as email addresses or phone numbers. Up to 2 URLs.

0 / 1,000 characters

This form is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

More skills from this repository

Build robust backend systems — APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC), authentication (OAuth 2.1, JWT), databases, performance optimization, security (OWASP Top 10), scalability patterns (microservices, caching, sharding), and testing. Use when designing APIs, implementing auth, optimizing queries, handling security vulnerabilities, building microservices, or developing production-ready backend systems.

The English summary is being prepared. Showing the original description.

DangQuangSE/team-development-skills19Updated Oct 19, 2026

Explore and debate solutions before writing code. Use when the user poses a design question, asks "how should I approach X", wants to think through options before committing, or says anything like "let's brainstorm", "what's the best way to...", "I'm not sure how to tackle this", or "should I use X or Y". Always runs before /ck:plan for novel or ambiguous features. No code is written — only: explore → clarify → spec → report.

The English summary is being prepared. Showing the original description.

DangQuangSE/team-development-skills19Updated Oct 19, 2026

Implement a feature phase by phase from a phased JSON master or Markdown plan. Before each phase, confirm whether to create/run unit tests and whether to run ck:quality, unless explicit flags supply those choices. Supports token-budgeted execution, resumable state, and TDD handoff to ck:test.

The English summary is being prepared. Showing the original description.

DangQuangSE/team-development-skills19Updated Oct 19, 2026

ck-fix

Free

Fix a bug using Scout → Diagnose → Fix → Review → Finalize. Use when the user pastes an error message, stack trace, or test failure, or says "fix this bug", "something's broken", "tests are failing", "I'm getting an error". Also accepts `--from-quality <report>` or `--from-test <report>` to fix exactly the findings/failures a report lists. Modes (pick one): --fast (trivial errors — lint, type, build — skip scout and review), --hard (mandatory review, no auto-approve).

The English summary is being prepared. Showing the original description.

DangQuangSE/team-development-skills19Updated Oct 19, 2026

Plan a feature or system before implementation. Use when the user says "plan this", "I want to build X", "how do I implement Y", or when /ck:brainstorm produces a spec.md. Always run before /ck:cook. Modes (pick one): --fast (simple, single-file), --hard (research + red-team + validate). Composable flag (combine with any mode): --tdd — propagates into the cook pipeline. Every phase gets Design Constraints and Quality/Testing State; ck:cook confirms optional test and quality checks per phase.

The English summary is being prepared. Showing the original description.

DangQuangSE/team-development-skills19Updated Oct 19, 2026

Create a machine-readable phased JSON plan bundle from a spec or feature description. Produces a compact master manifest plus per-phase step files for resumable ck:cook execution.

The English summary is being prepared. Showing the original description.

DangQuangSE/team-development-skills19Updated Oct 19, 2026

See all skills by DangQuangSE

Report a problem with this skill