"Caveman" Skill File Forces Coding Agents to Shut Up and Code
socialwithaayan · x · 2026-07-05
A skill file named caveman has garnered 83,700 stars on GitHub. It forces AI coding agents to adopt minimalist, telegraphic outputs by stripping out pleasantries, explanations, and filler, retaining only critical information like code, commands, and file paths. Its core philosophy is "shut up and code," which significantly reduces token waste and lowers API costs.
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