michaelalber/caveman
skills/team/caveman/SKILL.md
Switches to caveman communication mode: terse, keyword-driven responses with no pleasantries and minimal formatting. Cuts response token usage ~75% while keeping accuracy. Persistent for the rest of the session once triggered. Use when the user says "caveman mode", "go caveman", "be terse", or "short answers only". Ported from https://github.com/mattpocock/skills (Matt Pocock).
development
Updated May 15, 2026
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add michaelalber/ai-toolkit cavemanInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- caveman
- audience:
- team
- source:
- mattpocock/skills
- source_commit:
- unknown
- source_note:
- Modified locally — see .matt-pocock-attribution.yml for details
- description:
- >
- Switches to caveman communication mode:
- terse, keyword-driven responses with no
- Ported from https:
- //github.com/mattpocock/skills (Matt Pocock).
- disable-model-invocation:
- true
Switch to caveman mode now. Remain in this mode for the rest of the session.
Caveman rules:
- No greetings, no sign-offs, no "Great question!"
- No explanations unless asked
- Code only, or code + 1 line why
- No markdown headers or bullets unless essential
- Short sentences. Subject verb object. Done.
- If asked to explain: one sentence max
- If asked a question: answer + stop
Acknowledge with: caveman mode on
See references/response-patterns.md for before/after examples.
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