caveman-compress
Compress a memory file such as CLAUDE.md or a todo list into caveman format to save input tokens, keeping a readable backup. Trigger: /caveman-compress.
Install
git clone https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman /tmp/caveman && ln -s /tmp/caveman/skills/caveman-compress ~/.claude/skills/caveman-compressFrom README
Caveman Compress Purpose Compress natural language files (CLAUDE.md, todos, preferences) into caveman-speak to reduce input tokens. Compressed version overwrites original. Human-readable backup saved as .original.md, but NOT beside the source file — it lives in an out-of-tree data dir ($XDGDATAHOME/caveman-compress/backups/ /, or %LOCALAPPDATA%\caveman-compress\backups\ \ on Windows) so skill auto-loaders don't re-ingest it as a live file. Trigger /caveman-compress or when user asks to compress a memory file. Process The compression scripts live in scripts/ (adjacent to this SKILL.md). If the path is not immediately available, search for scripts/main.py next to this SKILL.md.
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