caveman-help
View caveman mode commands and skills
AI coding agents produce verbose responses that increase token costs. This quick-reference card lists all caveman mode triggers, skills, and configuration in one view so you can compress agent output by 65-75 percent.
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Using "caveman-help". caveman help
Expected outcome:
- Modes table: Lite, Full, Ultra, Wenyan-Lite, Wenyan-Full, Wenyan-Ultra with trigger commands and behavior descriptions
- Skills table: caveman-commit, caveman-review, caveman-compress, caveman-help with triggers
- Deactivation instructions: say 'stop caveman' or 'normal mode'
- Configuration: environment variable and config file options for setting default mode
Using "caveman-help". /caveman-help
Expected outcome:
- Reference card displayed with all six intensity modes listed
- Sub-skills documented with exact trigger syntax
- Config instructions showing CAVEMAN_DEFAULT_MODE env var and ~/.config/caveman/config.json path
Security Audit
SafeStatic analyzer flagged 26 issues with a risk score of 100/100, but all are false positives. The skill is a pure Markdown reference card with no executable code. Backtick characters are Markdown inline code formatting (e.g., /caveman lite), not shell execution. The single URL links to the project's own GitHub documentation. File path references (~/.config/caveman/config.json) document user configuration locations, not skill behavior. Crypto-related detections on YAML frontmatter and section headings are scanner errors. No security risks found after manual review.
Quality Score
What You Can Build
New user onboarding
A developer installs caveman for the first time and needs to see all available modes and commands in one place without reading full documentation.
Command lookup during work
An experienced user forgets the exact trigger syntax for wenyan mode or the compress sub-skill and needs a quick reference without leaving their coding session.
Mode configuration setup
A user wants to change their default caveman mode from full to lite and needs to know the environment variable and config file options available.
Try These Prompts
caveman help
/caveman-help
What caveman commands are available and how do I set my default mode?
How do I turn off caveman mode?
Best Practices
- Use /caveman-help as a quick reference rather than memorizing all mode trigger commands
- Set your preferred default mode via the CAVEMAN_DEFAULT_MODE environment variable for consistent behavior across sessions
- Use natural language phrases like 'stop caveman' or 'activate caveman' as alternatives to slash commands
Avoid
- Do not expect this skill to activate or persist any caveman mode — it is a one-shot display only
- Do not confuse this help card with the main caveman skill that controls AI response formatting
- Do not modify or delete the config file at ~/.config/caveman/config.json — this skill only documents its location