{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-25",
 "id": "juliusbrussee-caveman--cut-coding-agent-tokens-with-the-caveman-skill",
 "repo": "JuliusBrussee/caveman",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman",
 "repo_slug": "juliusbrussee-caveman",
 "title": "Cut your coding agent's token use with one skill",
 "page_title": "How to cut your coding agent's token use with one skill with Caveman",
 "summary": "Install the Caveman skill so the agent answers in short, exact sentences.",
 "who": "A developer whose agent writes three paragraphs where one line would do.",
 "problem": "Verbose agent replies burn tokens and bury the answer.",
 "outcome": "Shorter replies with the same code, switched on and off by command.",
 "steps": [
  "Install for every agent with `npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman -g`",
  "Or in Claude Code: `/plugin marketplace add JuliusBrussee/caveman` then `/plugin install caveman@caveman`",
  "Type `/caveman` (`$caveman` in Codex) if it does not start on its own; `/ultracave` is even shorter",
  "Say `stop caveman` to go back to normal"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Install JuliusBrussee/caveman as a skill for my coding agent, run the same task <task> once with and once without it, and compare output tokens and whether the code changes were identical.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "gemini-cli"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "5 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "If you pay per request rather than per token (for example GitHub Copilot), shorter answers save nothing, as the README notes.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "go",
 "requirements": [
  "A coding agent such as Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI",
  "Node.js for the npx installs (22.13+ for the all-agents installer)"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": true,
 "score": 1.0,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/juliusbrussee-caveman/cut-coding-agent-tokens-with-the-caveman-skill/",
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