caveman

Name: caveman Review
Item: caveman
Rating: 3.2
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Reduces API costs and latency by 65% through minimal token output, directly improving Claude integration economics for high-volume code development workloads…

🪨 why use many token when few token do trick — Claude Code skill that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like caveman

Ask Claude to explain complex code using simple, short words to reduce API costs.
Generate caveman-style documentation that cuts token usage for internal code reviews.
Automate test case writing with minimal tokens by using primitive sentence structures.

100,400 starsFreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces API costs and latency by 65% through minimal token output, directly improving Claude integration economics for high-volume code development workloads without sacrificing accuracy.

Best for

Engineering teams running frequent Claude-assisted code generation seeking measurable cost reduction and faster response times.

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Source

https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman

By JuliusBrussee

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install JuliusBrussee/caveman

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Explain complex code using simple, short words to reduce API costs

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars100,400Last updated2026-08-23Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-23 · scanner v1

Community Pulse New

Caveman: Why use many token when few token do trick — Hacker News · 904 pts
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I benchmarked Claude Code's caveman plugin against "be brief." — Hacker News · 89 pts

3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 100,400 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license no license.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

2/5

Versatility

5/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.15 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedAug 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 100,400 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license no license.

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