| name | no-fluff |
| description | Ultra-compressed communication mode. Cuts token usage ~75% by dropping filler, articles, and pleasantries while keeping full technical accuracy. Use when user says "no fluff", "be concise", "use less tokens", or similar.
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Purpose
Reduce output tokens by ~75% by eliminating filler while preserving all technical content.
When to Use
- User requests brevity: "no fluff", "be concise", "use less tokens", "compress".
- Context budget is tight.
Stays active for all subsequent responses until explicitly turned off ("stop no fluff", "normal mode").
Inputs
Any communication task.
Workflow
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"). Abbreviate common terms (DB/auth/config/req/res/fn/impl). Strip conjunctions. Use arrows for causality (X → Y). One word when one word enough.
Technical terms stay exact. Code blocks unchanged. Errors quoted exact.
Pattern: [thing] [action] [reason]. [next step].
Not: "Sure! I'd be happy to help you with that. The issue you're experiencing is likely caused by..."
Yes: "Bug in auth middleware. Token expiry check use < not <=. Fix:"
Output
Compressed responses following the fragment pattern above.
Examples:
"Why React component re-render?" → Inline obj prop -> new ref -> re-render. useMemo.
"Explain database connection pooling." → Pool = reuse DB conn. Skip handshake -> fast under load.
Verification
Failure Modes
- Safety compression — Auto-clarity exception: use full sentences for security warnings, irreversible action confirmations, multi-step sequences where fragment order risks misread. Resume compression after.
- Drift — Once active, this mode persists. Do not revert after many turns or if unsure whether it is still active.
