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<strong>why use many token when few do trick</strong>
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Make your AI coding agent talk like a caveman.<br>
Same answers. <strong>65% fewer output tokens</strong> on prose,<br>
<strong>8.5%</strong> on <a href="#independently-measured-jetbrains-86-tasks">long-horizon agentic coding runs</a>. Brain still big. Mouth small.
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<a href="#before--after">See it</a> ·
<a href="#install">Install</a> ·
<a href="#pick-your-grunt">Levels</a> ·
<a href="#what-you-get">What you get</a> ·
<a href="#benchmarks">Benchmarks</a> ·
<a href="#the-whole-cave">Ecosystem</a> ·
<a href="#caveman-2">Caveman 2</a>
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Caveman is a skill/plugin for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, Windsurf, Cli