@sunmer575399: Recommending an open-source project I've been using recently, caveman, 77.3k stars. It can cut Claude Code conversation tokens by 65%, by making the AI reply in caveman grammar, saving money. I ran a week's worth of work, and the bill was literally halved. No need to change your workflow, just install it as Cla…

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Recommending an open-source project, caveman, which reduces output tokens by making AI reply in caveman grammar. It can save 65% of prose tokens and 8.5% of agentic coding task tokens, and is compatible with 30+ AI agent tools.

Recommending an open-source project I've been using a lot lately, caveman, 77.3k stars. It can cut Claude Code conversation tokens by 65%, by making the AI reply in caveman grammar. The savings are all money. I ran a week of work, and the bill was literally halved. No need to change your workflow; just install it as a Claude Code skill. It works with writing code, running tests, and checking logs. It saves tokens without lowering IQ, and code quality basically hasn't dropped. It's a plain-text rule file, with only a few dozen lines of core logic. If you want to change the tone, just do it yourself. If you think caveman isn't hardcore enough, you can even make it speak nonsense literature — however you want to play. AI folks, just fork it; don't reinvent the wheel. Do the math: Heavy Claude Code users spend at least $300/month on token fees. Using this can save nearly $200 directly, and in a year, that's enough for a new monitor. Also, it's a skill file. Not a black-box plugin; you can understand it by opening it up, and it's easy to embed into your own automation workflows. How do you guys usually save tokens? Any wilder trick than mine? Fun fact, https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman… #AI #AIToolVeteran
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Make your AI coding agent talk like a caveman. Same answers. 65% fewer output tokens on prose, 8.5% on long-horizon agentic coding runs. Brain still big. Mouth small.

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