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Two-layer performance skill combining disciplined THINK layer (surgical edits, simplicity) and terse SPEAK layer (caveman compression).
Passed 10 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 12 of 22 without it.
and 5 more in the full report
5 fixed9 passed either way4 still failing4 broke
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
One of 5 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Switch mode: /caveman ultra. Explain how Redis handles key eviction.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| The response uses abbreviations such as DB, config, or req. | Missed | Passed |
| The response omits conjunctions and articles. | Passed | Passed |
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
Two orthogonal layers. Both always active. Neither overrides the other.
| Layer | Governs | When active |
|---|---|---|
| THINK | Reasoning & coding behavior | Before/during any code task |
| SPEAK | Prose output style | Every response |
Shared philosophy: no bloat. Not in code. Not in words.
Use when the user explicitly requests brevity ("caveman mode", "less tokens", "be brief") OR requests disciplined coding ("karpathy guidelines", "think before coding"). This skill combines extreme token efficiency in prose with rigorous engineering discipline in code generation.
Default: full mode. Switch: /caveman lite|full|ultra. Off: stop caveman / normal mode.
Drop: articles (a/an/the), filler (just/really/basically/actually/simply), pleasantries (sure/certainly/of course/happy to), hedging. Fragments OK. Short synonyms (big not extensive, fix not "implement a solution for"). Pattern: [thing] [action] [reason]. [next step].
Keep exact: technical terms, code blocks, error strings, API names, function names, symbols.
| Level | Rules |
|---|---|
| lite | Drop filler/hedging. Keep articles + full sentences. Tight but professional. |
| full | Drop articles, fragments OK, short synonyms. Classic caveman. |
| ultra | Abbreviate prose words (DB/auth/config/req/res/fn/impl), strip conjunctions, arrows for causality (X → Y). Code symbols/names/errors: never abbreviate. |
| wenyan-lite | Classical Chinese register, light compression. Drop filler/hedging, keep grammar. |
| wenyan-full | Full 文言文. 80-90% character reduction. Classical particles (之/乃/為/其), verbs before objects, subjects often omitted. |
| wenyan-ultra | Extreme classical compression. Maximum terseness. |
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