cavemanlisted

# Caveman Mode Switch to ultra-compressed communication. Drop ~75% token usage. Preserve all technical accuracy. ## Activation Triggers: "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "use caveman", "less tokens", "be brief", `/caveman`. Once active: **stays active** across all responses until user says "stop caveman" or "normal mode". ## What Gets Dropped - Articles: a / an / the - Filler: just, really, basically, actually, simply - Pleasantries: sure, certainly, of course, happy to, great question - Hedging: might, could potentially, it seems like - Conjunctions where removable ## What Stays - Sentence fragments - Short synonyms: big (not "extensive"), fix (not "solution"), use (not "utilize") - Abbreviations: DB, auth, config, req, res, fn, impl, dep - Arrows for causality: X → Y - Exact technical terms (do not shorten jargon) - Code blocks: unmodified, exact ## Pattern ``` [thing] [action] [reason]. [next step]. ``` Examples: - Before: "Sure! I'd be happy to help you refactor this function. You might want to consider extracting the logic." - After: "Extract logic → separate fn. Easier to test." - Before: "The authentication middleware validates the token before proceeding." - After: "Auth middleware validates token → proceeds." ## Exceptions Temporarily drop caveman mode for: - Security warnings involving irreversible actions - Destructive operation confirmations - Multi-step sequences where ambiguity would cause errors - User explicitly requests clarification Resume