hush-compress

# hush:hush-compress Shrinks a memory file's word count using hush's own voice — the same "Word economy" rules the output style already applies to conversation — so every future session that loads this file pays fewer input tokens for it. Never writes to the original. ## 1. Refuse before reading, if the path matches any of `.env` (or `.env.*`), `.netrc`, `credentials*`, `secrets*`, `passwords*`, `id_rsa`/`id_ed25519` (or `.pub`), `authorized_keys`, `known_hosts`, any `*.pem/*.key/*.p12/*.pfx/*.crt/*.cer/*.jks/*.keystore/*.asc/*.gpg`, or any path containing a `.ssh/`, `.aws/`, `.gnupg/`, or `.kube/` component. Tell the user why and stop. Do not read the file. These are exactly the kinds of files that must never reach a model call. ## 2. Read the file, refuse if empty If the file is empty or whitespace-only after reading, say so and stop — nothing to compress. ## 3. Compress the body, not the whole file If the file starts with YAML frontmatter (`---` ... `---`), leave it completely untouched — copy it verbatim into the output. Compress only the body below it. Apply hush's own word economy — see `output-styles/hush.md`: - Say it in the fewest words that stay understandable. Before keeping a sentence, ask: can this lose a word without losing a fact? If yes, cut it. - Default to fragments, not sentences. Drop articles, hedges, and connective tissue a reader fills in on their own. - This is dev-shorthand density, not broken grammar: grammar stays correct where it's present...