Skills
caveman-review
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-review
caveman-review is a coding 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 losing core functionality.
Use cases
- Reduce token consumption in coding agent interactions
- Simplify verbose AI responses for quick review
- Integrate as a proxy to lower API costs
Notes
115,205 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-10-26. Licensed Apache-2.0.
Pros
- Significant token reduction (65%)
- Simple to integrate as a proxy
- Viral popularity indicates community adoption
Cons
- May lose nuance or technical detail in communication
- Not suitable for complex or precise code explanations
- Limited to coding agent contexts
Key facts
What we have checked
- Installs
- 410.3K
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Health and security
Is caveman-review looked after, and what do its setup files show
Security check static checks
100 out of 100
- Note No dependency list or install command was found in the skill, so there were no packages to look up on OSV.
Sources
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🪨 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.
cavecrew
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🪨 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.
caveman-commit
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🪨 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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