by JuliusBrussee · Claude Skill · ★ 51.6k
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caveman why use many token when few do trick Install • Benchmarks • Before/After • Intensity Levels • Why A Claude Code skill/plugin and Codex plugin that makes agent talk like caveman — cutting 75% of tokens while keeping full technical accuracy. Based on the viral observation that caveman-speak dramatically reduces LLM token usage without losing technical substance. So we made it a one-line install. Before / After 🗣️ Normal Claude (69 tokens) "The reason your React component is re-rendering is likely because you're creating a new object reference
| Stars | 51,561 |
| Forks | 2,744 |
| Language | Python |
| Category | Claude Skill |
| License | MIT |
| Quality Score | 56.528/100 |
| Open Issues | 170 |
| Last Updated | 2026-05-01 |
| Created | 2026-04-04 |
| Platforms | claude-code, python |
| Est. Tokens | ~157k |
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caveman is 🪨 why use many token when few token do trick — Claude Code skill that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like caveman. It is categorized as a Claude Skill with 51.6k GitHub stars.
caveman is primarily written in Python. It covers topics such as ai, anthropic, caveman.
You can find installation instructions and usage details in the caveman GitHub repository at github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman. The project has 51.6k stars and 2744 forks, indicating an active community.
caveman is released under the MIT license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.
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