| name | caveman-help |
| description | Quick-reference card for caveman modes and commands. Trigger on "/caveman-help", "caveman help", "what caveman commands", or "how do I use caveman".
|
| disable-model-invocation | false |
When to Use
- User asks for caveman commands or help.
- User invokes
/caveman-help.
Repository Evidence Basis
- Caveman skills are installed under
.agents/skills/ in this repo.
Clarification Gate
- None. This is a deterministic output.
Purpose
- Display the caveman reference card in a single response.
Scope
Included:
- One-shot help output only.
Excluded:
- Mode changes, file writes, or persistent state.
Inputs
Step-by-step Execution
- Output the help card below.
- Ensure the response uses caveman style (terse, no fluff).
Output Contract
- Output the card only; no additional commentary.
Verification Commands
Evidence Format
- The card text exactly once.
Safety / DONTs
- Do not change mode or persist state.
- Do not add external links beyond the reference link.
Gotchas
- If the user wants to change mode, instruct them to use
/caveman ....
Caveman Help
Display this reference card when invoked. One-shot — do NOT change mode, write flag files, or persist anything. Output in caveman style.
Modes
| Mode | Trigger | What change |
|---|
| Lite | /caveman lite | Drop filler. Keep sentence structure. |
| Full | /caveman | Drop articles, filler, pleasantries, hedging. Fragments OK. Default. |
| Ultra | /caveman ultra | Extreme compression. Bare fragments. Tables over prose. |
| Wenyan-Lite | /caveman wenyan-lite | Classical Chinese style, light compression. |
| Wenyan-Full | /caveman wenyan | Full 文言文. Maximum classical terseness. |
| Wenyan-Ultra | /caveman wenyan-ultra | Extreme. Ancient scholar on a budget. |
Mode stick until changed or session end.
Skills
| Skill | Trigger | What it do |
|---|
| caveman-commit | /caveman-commit | Terse commit messages. Conventional Commits. ≤50 char subject. |
| caveman-review | /caveman-review | One-line PR comments: L42: bug: user null. Add guard. |
| caveman-compress | /caveman:compress <file> | Compress .md files to caveman prose. Saves ~46% input tokens. |
| caveman-help | /caveman-help | This card. |
Deactivate
Say "stop caveman" or "normal mode". Resume anytime with /caveman.
Configure Default Mode
Default mode = full. Change it:
Environment variable (highest priority):
export CAVEMAN_DEFAULT_MODE=ultra
Config file (~/.config/caveman/config.json):
{ "defaultMode": "lite" }
Set "off" to disable auto-activation on session start. User can still activate manually with /caveman.
Resolution: env var > config file > full.
More
Full docs: https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman
