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Caveman

作者 JuliusBrussee · JuliusBrussee/caveman

Caveman cuts Claude's output tokens ~65% by stripping filler words while preserving technical accuracy — faster, cheaper, still correct.

Caveman is a Claude Code skill (with ports to Cursor, Codex, Gemini, Windsurf, Cline, Copilot) that enforces a terse output style. Three intensity levels: Lite (professional terseness), Full (default), Ultra (maximum compression), plus a 文言文 / Classical Chinese mode. Ships with sub-skills: /caveman-commit (one-line commit messages), /caveman-review (single-line PR comments), /caveman-compress (trim memory files by ~46%). Benchmarks show ~65% token savings on diverse tasks with accuracy preserved.

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主な機能

ライブデモ

実際の動作

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インストール

クライアントを選択

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json  · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "caveman-skill": {
      "command": "claude",
      "args": [
        "plugin",
        "marketplace",
        "add",
        "JuliusBrussee/caveman"
      ],
      "_inferred": false
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config を開く。保存後、アプリを再起動。

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "caveman-skill": {
      "command": "claude",
      "args": [
        "plugin",
        "marketplace",
        "add",
        "JuliusBrussee/caveman"
      ],
      "_inferred": false
    }
  }
}

Cursor は Claude Desktop と同じ mcpServers スキーマを使用。プロジェクト設定はグローバルより優先。

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "caveman-skill": {
      "command": "claude",
      "args": [
        "plugin",
        "marketplace",
        "add",
        "JuliusBrussee/caveman"
      ],
      "_inferred": false
    }
  }
}

Cline サイドバーの MCP Servers アイコンをクリックし、"Edit Configuration" を選択。

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "caveman-skill": {
      "command": "claude",
      "args": [
        "plugin",
        "marketplace",
        "add",
        "JuliusBrussee/caveman"
      ],
      "_inferred": false
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop と同じ形式。Windsurf を再起動して反映。

~/.continue/config.json
{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "caveman-skill",
      "command": "claude",
      "args": [
        "plugin",
        "marketplace",
        "add",
        "JuliusBrussee/caveman"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue はマップではなくサーバーオブジェクトの配列を使用。

~/.config/zed/settings.json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "caveman-skill": {
      "command": {
        "path": "claude",
        "args": [
          "plugin",
          "marketplace",
          "add",
          "JuliusBrussee/caveman"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

context_servers に追加。保存時に Zed がホットリロード。

claude mcp add caveman-skill -- claude plugin marketplace add JuliusBrussee/caveman

ワンライナー。claude mcp list で確認、claude mcp remove で削除。

ユースケース

実用的な使い方: Caveman

Get crisp one-line commit messages for every patch

👤 Anyone tired of 8-paragraph AI-written commits ⏱ ~5 min beginner

使うタイミング: Claude writes a commit message, and it's a novel. You want it to say 'fix: off-by-one in pagination' and stop.

前提条件
  • Caveman plugin installed — claude plugin marketplace add JuliusBrussee/caveman && claude plugin install caveman@caveman
フロー
  1. Commit with caveman-commit
    /caveman-commit — write a commit message for the staged changes.✓ コピーしました
    → One-line conventional commit; no body unless genuinely needed
  2. Ship a branch of small commits
    For the 4 staged files, use /caveman-commit per file — atomic commits, one line each.✓ コピーしました
    → git log shows 4 short commits

結果: Readable git log; bisect-friendly commits.

注意点
  • Lost nuance when a message should be longer (e.g. breaking changes) — Override per-commit: 'write the full version, not caveman, this is a breaking change'
組み合わせ: git · github

Review a PR with one-line actionable comments

👤 Reviewers (and reviewees who dislike AI walls of text) ⏱ ~15 min beginner

使うタイミング: You're doing a quick pass and want pointed nits, not lectures.

フロー
  1. Run caveman-review
    /caveman-review — go through the diff. One line per comment.✓ コピーしました
    → Inline comments read like 'rename x → userId for consistency with api/users.ts'
  2. Escalate when needed
    On the auth file specifically, switch off caveman for a full-length security review.✓ コピーしました
    → Long-form only where the stakes justify it

結果: Faster review cycles; reviewees don't dismiss comments as noise.

注意点
  • One-liners miss nuance on architectural changes — Architectural changes aren't Caveman's job — use default mode for those
組み合わせ: github

Shrink CLAUDE.md and memory notes by 40–50% without losing intent

👤 Anyone whose CLAUDE.md grew past 5k tokens ⏱ ~10 min intermediate

使うタイミング: Your project memory is eating context every session and you know it could be tighter.

フロー
  1. Compress in place
    /caveman-compress CLAUDE.md — keep rules and facts, cut the prose.✓ コピーしました
    → File shrinks ~46%; no rule deleted
  2. Audit the diff
    Show the diff. Any rule that changed meaning?✓ コピーしました
    → Per-change verdict; rollbacks if intent drifted
  3. Commit
    /caveman-commit — single-line commit for the compression✓ コピーしました
    → 'chore: compress CLAUDE.md (-46%)'

結果: Same rules, half the tokens.

注意点
  • Compression drops a subtle caveat — Always diff-review after compressing rule files; intent loss is the main risk
組み合わせ: filesystem

組み合わせ

他のMCPと組み合わせて10倍の力を

caveman-skill + git

Terse commit workflow

Stage the change, then /caveman-commit, then git push.✓ コピーしました
caveman-skill + github

Caveman PR reviews at scale

For the 5 PRs in my review queue, /caveman-review each; post only actionable comments.✓ コピーしました
caveman-skill + claude-mem-skill

Shrink memory transcripts without losing decisions

/caveman-compress the claude-mem notes for this project; flag anything where meaning shifted.✓ コピーしました

ツール

このMCPが提供する機能

ツール入力呼び出すタイミングコスト
/caveman mode: Lite|Full|Ultra|文言文 Toggle mode for the current task free
/caveman-commit staged diff (implicit) At commit time; preserves staging small model call
/caveman-review PR diff Quick review pass small model call per file
/caveman-compress file path Shrink memory / rules files; diff-review before saving small model call

コストと制限

運用コスト

APIクォータ
None
呼び出しあたりのトークン
By design — negative; saves tokens
金額
Free (MIT)
ヒント
Use Ultra only on genuinely mechanical output (commits, tags); leave design discussions in default mode

セキュリティ

権限、シークレット、影響範囲

認証情報の保管: None
データ送信先: None — pure prompt shaping; no telemetry

トラブルシューティング

よくあるエラーと対処法

Output still verbose after enabling Caveman

Most clients run Caveman per-turn; put /caveman Full at the top of each session or add it to CLAUDE.md

確認: First reply should feel distinctly terse
Caveman-commit returns multi-paragraph body

Usually triggers when the diff is genuinely large or breaks API. For true one-liner, add '—force-oneline'.

確認: Re-run with --force-oneline
Classical Chinese mode outputs garbled

Rare; usually a font / terminal issue, not the skill. Pipe to a file and open in an editor that supports CJK.

代替案

Caveman 他との比較

代替案代わりに使う場面トレードオフ
System prompt with 'be terse'You want it without a pluginInconsistent; Caveman's intensity levels + benchmarks give measurable results
Custom slash commandsYou only need one of the sub-behaviors (e.g. terse commits)Reinventing the wheel

その他

リソース

📖 GitHub の公式 README を読む

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