surgical-patch
🪨 why use many token when few token do trick — Claude Code skill that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like caveman
Features
- ✓Reduces token usage by 65% in Claude Code
- ✓Streamlines agent responses for concise communication
- ✓Enhances context understanding with fewer tokens
- ✓Works with 30+ agents for versatile applications
- ✓Visit GitHub for installation and more details
Installation Guide
Save input with Caveman Proxy, the new release. A local proxy that shrinks what your agent reads before every provider call, with byte-exact recovery. BSL-1.1 runtime, MIT CLI.
npm install -g @caveman-ai/cli && caveman setup --install
caveman claude # or codex · gemini · aider · opencode · hermes · openclawSave output with the skill, the original. Your agent answers in tight caveman-speak while code, commands, and errors stay byte-for-byte exact. MIT, works in 30+ agents.
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<summary>Full installer, Windows, one agent only, uninstall</summary>
The full installer also wires the Claude Code hooks and statusline, finds every supported agent on your machine, and is safe to rerun (Node.js 18+):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/v2.1.0/install.sh | bashWindows (PowerShell 5.1+):
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/v2.1.0/install.ps1 | iexOne agent only:
# Claude Code
claude plugin marketplace add JuliusBrussee/caveman && claude plugin install caveman@caveman
# Gemini CLI
gemini extensions install https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman
# Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and other skills-compatible agents
npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill '*' -a codex --yes # replace codex with your agent profileFull 30+ agent matrix, dry run, flags, verification, and uninstall: [INSTALL.md](./INSTALL.md).
Prefer building the proxy from source instead of signed binaries? scripts/install-local-cli.sh (macOS/Linux) or pwsh -File scripts/install-local-cli.ps1 (Windows); needs Go and pnpm.
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