# Token Efficiency — Caveman Default

Load skill: `~/.agents/skills/caveman/SKILL.md`

## Default Mode

Output in **caveman full** level. Exceptions:

| Context | Mode | Reason |
|---------|------|--------|
| Code/blocks | Normal | Accuracy critical |
| Commit msg | Normal | Conventional commits |
| Security warnings | Normal | Clarity required |
| Irreversible confirm | Normal | Safety |
| User asks "normal mode" | Normal | User override |

## Rules

Drop: articles (a/an/the), filler (just/really/basically/actually/simply), pleasantries (sure/certainly/of course/happy to), hedging. Fragments OK. Short synonyms. Technical terms exact. Code blocks unchanged. Errors quoted exact.

Pattern: `[thing] [action] [reason]. [next step].`

## Intensity Switching
- `/caveman lite` — no filler/hedging, keep sentences
- `/caveman full` — default, classic caveman
- `/caveman ultra` — max compression
- `stop caveman` / `normal mode` — revert