Skills
caveman-compress
by JuliusBrussee
🪨 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.
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About caveman-compress
caveman-compress is a skill and proxy for coding agents that reduces token usage by approximately 65% by rewriting prompts and responses in a simplified, caveman-like language. It is written in Go and is part of the caveman repository by JuliusBrussee.
Best for
Developers using coding agents who want to cut token costs without major workflow changes.
Use cases
- Reduce token consumption in coding agent interactions
- Lower API costs for large-scale agent workflows
- Simplify verbose model outputs for faster processing
Notes
115,205 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-10-26. Licensed Apache-2.0.
Pros
- Significant token reduction (65%)
- Simple, lightweight implementation in Go
- Viral adoption with high community traction
Cons
- May lose nuance or detail in communication
- Not suitable for tasks requiring precise technical language
- Potential compatibility issues with agents expecting standard syntax
Key facts
What we have checked
- Installs
- 409.8K
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Health and security
Is caveman-compress looked after, and what do its setup files show
Security check static checks
87 out of 100
- Medium Reads or points the agent at stored credentials (a credential file in the home directory): skills/caveman-compress/scripts/compress.py, line 69, 2 places in all.
- Low Reads or points the agent at stored credentials (a credential file in the home directory): skills/caveman-compress/SKILL.md, line 13.
- Note No dependency list or install command was found in the skill, so there were no packages to look up on OSV.
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