JuliusBrussee/caveman
🪨 why use many token when few token do trick. Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like a caveman. observed · 2026-10-19
Health v2 · maintenance only
82/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 14
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 199
- days_rel: 7
- days_push: 2
- n_releases_24m: 51
Adoption not part of the score
113485 stars · 6566 forks observed · 2026-10-19
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.93
Caveman is a set of tools that reduce token usage of AI coding agents by applying a skill that strips filler and a local proxy that compresses payloads. It includes a CLI, a Go‑based proxy binary, and npm packages for easy installation.
Use cases
- cut down token usage when using Claude or other coding agents
- compress API payloads to lower LLM costs
- apply a skill that removes filler text from AI responses
- run a local reverse proxy to intercept and shrink LLM requests
- profile token consumption of coding agents in a project
- integrate token‑saving layer without changing existing agent code
When to choose
- you want to reduce LLM token bills without modifying the agent's source
- you need a drop‑in proxy that works with existing Claude, Gemini, or Codex agents
- you prefer an open‑source, locally run solution with no API keys required for the skill
When to avoid
- you need guaranteed verified cost savings across multiple providers
- your workflow cannot tolerate an additional local proxy layer
- you require a fully managed cloud service rather than self‑hosted binaries
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
prompt-engineering compression proxy artificial-intelligence large-language-models windows cli go token-reduction caveman-skill ai-cost-optimization reverse-proxy local-proxy compression-engine devops linux macos nodejs
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman · fetched 2026-10-19 · 6569fa83d9be
- homepage: https://docs.caveman.so/docs/quickstart · fetched 2026-09-07 · 31576bc3e52b
- site_page: https://docs.caveman.so/ · fetched 2026-09-07 · 839b7c435370
- site_page: https://docs.caveman.so/docs · fetched 2026-09-07 · 5a415cf28745
- site_page: https://docs.caveman.so/docs/architecture · fetched 2026-09-07 · 975848d6eed3
- site_page: https://docs.caveman.so/docs/counting · fetched 2026-09-07 · ede0e0620617
- site_page: https://docs.caveman.so/docs/skill · fetched 2026-09-07 · 24c3002fcda5
- site_page: https://docs.caveman.so/docs/skill/learn · fetched 2026-08-28 · 52deee29fdb0
- site_page: https://docs.caveman.so/docs/skill/explore · fetched 2026-08-28 · 520994a4136e
- site_page: https://docs.caveman.so/docs/skill/profiles · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1df20c26ff50
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| JuliusBrussee/caveman | main | 82 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="JuliusBrussee/caveman")
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