caveman-commit
Write a Conventional Commits message compressed to intent only. Use for "write a commit", "commit message", /commit or /caveman-commit.
Before you install
- Last update
- Files in folder
- 2
- Scripts
- No script files found
- SKILL.md size
- 2.3 KB (about 593 tokens of context each time it loads)
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Source on GitHub
- JuliusBrussee/caveman
Skills are plain text instructions the agent follows, sometimes with scripts. Check the source, prefer repositories with many installs and stars, and read any script it ships.
Install
npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman@caveman-commitRuns in a terminal with Node.js 18 or newer. Add -y to skip the prompts and -g to install for every project instead of this one.
Install for your agent
npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman@caveman-commit --agent claude-code -y- Project install writes to
.claude/skills/caveman-commit- Global install writes to
~/.claude/skills/caveman-commit
Start a new session afterwards so the agent picks the skill up. In Claude Code you can also call it directly with /caveman-commit.
What it does
Write commit messages terse and exact. Conventional Commits format. No fluff. Why over what. Rules Subject line: - ( ): — optional - Types: feat, fix, refactor, perf, docs, test, chore, build, ci, style, revert - Imperative mood: "add", "fix", "remove" — not "added", "adds", "adding" - ≤50 chars when possible, hard cap 72 - No trailing period - Match project convention for capitalization after the colon Body (only if needed): - Skip entirely when subject is self-explanatory - Add body only for: non-obvious why, breaking changes, migration notes, linked issues - Wrap at 72 chars - Bullets -…
Excerpt from the skill's own SKILL.md. Read the full file on GitHub before installing: skills run with your agent's permissions.
Categories
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- caveman
JuliusBrussee/caveman
Terse caveman voice: answer first, fluff gone, every technical fact kept. Use for /caveman, "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "be brief", "less tokens". Stays on until "stop caveman" or "normal mode".
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- caveman-compress
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Compress a memory file such as CLAUDE.md or a todo list into caveman format to save input tokens, keeping a readable backup. Sends the file's text to the configured model provider. Trigger: /caveman-compress.
- caveman-compress
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- caveman-help
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Quick-reference card for the three caveman skills and their commands. Trigger: /caveman-help or "caveman help".