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# 🪨 caveman
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<p align="center">
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<img src="https://em-content.zobj.net/source/apple/391/rock_1faa8.png" width="120" />
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> why use many token when few token do trick
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<h1 align="center">caveman</h1>
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A [Claude Code](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code) skill that makes Claude talk like a caveman — cutting ~75% of tokens while keeping full technical accuracy.
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<strong>why use many token when few token do trick</strong>
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Based on the [viral observation](https://x.com) that caveman-speak dramatically reduces LLM token usage without losing technical substance.
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<p align="center">
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<a href="#install">Install</a> •
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<a href="#before--after">Before/After</a> •
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<a href="#why">Why</a>
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---
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A [Claude Code](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code) skill that makes Claude talk like a caveman — cutting **~75% of tokens** while keeping full technical accuracy.
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Based on the [viral observation](https://x.com/goodside/status/1922279423968583859) that caveman-speak dramatically reduces LLM token usage without losing technical substance. So we made it a one-line install.
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## Before / After
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**Normal Claude:**
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<table>
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<tr>
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<td width="50%">
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### 🗣️ Normal Claude (69 tokens)
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> "The reason your React component is re-rendering is likely because you're creating a new object reference on each render cycle. When you pass an inline object as a prop, React's shallow comparison sees it as a different object every time, which triggers a re-render. I'd recommend using useMemo to memoize the object."
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**Caveman Claude:**
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</td>
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<td width="50%">
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### 🪨 Caveman Claude (19 tokens)
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> "New object ref each render. Inline object prop = new ref = re-render. Wrap in `useMemo`."
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Same fix. 75% less word.
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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### 🗣️ Normal Claude
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> "Sure! I'd be happy to help you with that. The issue you're experiencing is most likely caused by your authentication middleware not properly validating the token expiry. Let me take a look and suggest a fix."
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</td>
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<td>
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### 🪨 Caveman Claude
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> "Bug in auth middleware. Token expiry check use `<` not `<=`. Fix:"
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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**Same fix. 75% less word. Brain still big.**
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## Install
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```bash
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claude install-skill julb/caveman
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claude install-skill JuliusBrussee/caveman
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```
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Or clone repo and add to your Claude Code skills manually.
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One rock. That it.
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## Usage
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Once installed, trigger with:
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- `/caveman`
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Trigger with:
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- `/caveman`
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- "talk like caveman"
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- "use caveman mode"
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- "caveman mode"
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- "less tokens please"
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To stop: say "stop caveman" or "normal mode"
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Stop with: "stop caveman" or "normal mode"
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## Rules
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## What Caveman Do
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- English go caveman. Code stay normal
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- Technical terms keep exact (no dumb down "polymorphism" to "many shape thing")
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- Error messages quoted exact
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- Git commits and PRs stay normal
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| Thing | Caveman Do? |
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|-------|------------|
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| English explanation | 🪨 Caveman smash filler words |
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| Code blocks | ✍️ Write normal (caveman not stupid) |
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| Technical terms | 🧠 Keep exact (polymorphism stay polymorphism) |
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| Error messages | 📋 Quote exact |
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| Git commits & PRs | ✍️ Write normal |
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| Articles (a, an, the) | 💀 Gone |
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| Pleasantries | 💀 "Sure I'd be happy to" is dead |
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| Hedging | 💀 "It might be worth considering" extinct |
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## Why
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- Token go brrr (save money)
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- Response faster (less generate)
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- Same accuracy (all technical info kept)
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- Fun (ooga booga)
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```
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┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ TOKENS SAVED ████████ 75% │
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│ TECHNICAL ACCURACY ████████ 100%│
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│ SPEED INCREASE ████████ ~3x │
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│ VIBES ████████ OOG │
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└─────────────────────────────────────┘
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```
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- **Save money** — 75% less token = 75% less cost on output
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- **Faster response** — less token to generate = speed go brrr
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- **Same accuracy** — all technical info kept, only fluff removed
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- **Fun** — every code review become comedy
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## How It Work
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Caveman not dumb. Caveman **efficient**.
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Normal LLM waste token on:
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- "I'd be happy to help you with that" (8 wasted tokens)
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- "The reason this is happening is because" (7 wasted tokens)
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- "I would recommend that you consider" (7 wasted tokens)
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- "Sure, let me take a look at that for you" (10 wasted tokens)
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Caveman say what need saying. Then stop.
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## Star This Repo
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If caveman save you mass token, mass money — leave mass star. ⭐
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## License
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MIT — free like mammoth on open plain.
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MIT — free like mass mammoth on open plain.
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