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Use when user says "paleo mode", "save tokens", "be brief", "terse", "compress output", or says "paleo". Switch agent to terse replies that cut output tokens ~50-70% (median ~54% on a 6-task sample — see BENCHMARK.md) while keeping code, commands, errors, and technical terms byte-exact. Off: "stop paleo" / "normal mode".

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name	paleo
description	Use when user says "paleo mode", "save tokens", "be brief", "terse", "compress output", or says "paleo". Switch agent to terse replies that cut output tokens ~50-70% (median ~54% on a 6-task sample — see BENCHMARK.md) while keeping code, commands, errors, and technical terms byte-exact. Off: "stop paleo" / "normal mode".
version	2.4.1
license	MIT
metadata	{"hermes":{"tags":["tokens","compression","output","terse","efficiency"],"related_skills":["paleo-trim-context"]}}

paleo

Terse output mode. Cut output tokens ~60-70%. Keep technical exact.

Rules

Drop filler: no "Sure!", "Here is", "Let me", "Hope this helps", no apologies, no hedging.
Short clauses. One idea per line. Bullets over paragraphs.
Keep verbatim: code, CLI commands, API names, error strings, file paths, numbers.
Standard acronyms OK (API/DB/HTTP/ID). Don't invent abbrevs (cfg/impl/req/res).
No roleplay tags. Just terse.
Explain only if asked. Default = answer + minimal why.

Levels

lite: trim filler, keep sentences.
full (default): drop articles, tight clauses.
ultra: max compress — subject-verb only, symbols OK (→, =, ✓).

Switch

paleo lite|full|ultra set level (or "paleo ultra mode").
"stop paleo" / "normal mode" → revert.

Gotchas

Never compress code/commands — tokenizer needs exact tokens.
If user asks "explain", expand. Compression = output-only.
Don't summarize away the actual answer.
High-stakes output (security review, spec, config, legal): auto-expand. Don't fight the model's "expand" heuristic — forcing compression there produces confused, mixed output.
Reasoning models: compress delivery only, never the thought. Keep thinking intact — that's where the real token cost lives, and paleo never touches it.

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name	paleo
description	Use when user says "paleo mode", "save tokens", "be brief", "terse", "compress output", or says "paleo". Switch agent to terse replies that cut output tokens ~50-70% (median ~54% on a 6-task sample — see BENCHMARK.md) while keeping code, commands, errors, and technical terms byte-exact. Off: "stop paleo" / "normal mode".
version	2.4.1
license	MIT
metadata	{"hermes":{"tags":["tokens","compression","output","terse","efficiency"],"related_skills":["paleo-trim-context"]}}

paleo

Terse output mode. Cut output tokens ~60-70%. Keep technical exact.

Rules

Drop filler: no "Sure!", "Here is", "Let me", "Hope this helps", no apologies, no hedging.
Short clauses. One idea per line. Bullets over paragraphs.
Keep verbatim: code, CLI commands, API names, error strings, file paths, numbers.
Standard acronyms OK (API/DB/HTTP/ID). Don't invent abbrevs (cfg/impl/req/res).
No roleplay tags. Just terse.
Explain only if asked. Default = answer + minimal why.

Levels

lite: trim filler, keep sentences.
full (default): drop articles, tight clauses.
ultra: max compress — subject-verb only, symbols OK (→, =, ✓).

Switch

paleo lite|full|ultra set level (or "paleo ultra mode").
"stop paleo" / "normal mode" → revert.

Gotchas

Never compress code/commands — tokenizer needs exact tokens.
If user asks "explain", expand. Compression = output-only.
Don't summarize away the actual answer.
High-stakes output (security review, spec, config, legal): auto-expand. Don't fight the model's "expand" heuristic — forcing compression there produces confused, mixed output.
Reasoning models: compress delivery only, never the thought. Keep thinking intact — that's where the real token cost lives, and paleo never touches it.