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# 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 `<filename>.original.md`. ## Trigger `/caveman:compress <filepath>` or when user asks to compress a memory file. ## Process 1. This SKILL.md lives alongside `scripts/` in the same directory. Find that directory. 2. Run: cd <directory_containing_this_SKILL.md> && python3 -m scripts <absolute_filepath> 3. The CLI will: - detect file type (no tokens) - call Claude to compress - validate output (no tokens) - if errors: cherry-pick fix with Claude (targeted fixes only, no recompression) - retry up to 2 times - if still failing after 2 retries: report error to user, leave original file untouched 4. Return result to user ## Compression Rules ### Remove - Articles: a, an, the - Filler: just, really, basically, actually, simply, essentially, generally - Pleasantries: "sure", "certainly", "of course", "happy to", "I'd recommend" - Hedging: "it might be worth", "you could consider", "it would be good to" - Redundant phrasing: "in order to" → "to", "make sure to" → "ensure", "the reason is because" → "because" - Connective fluff: "however", "furthermore", "additionally", "in addition" ### Preserve EXACTLY (never modify) - Code blocks (fenced ``` and indented) - Inline code (`backtick content`) - URLs and links (full URLs, markdown links) - File paths (`/src/components/..