paleo
SkillProductivityUse when user says "paleo mode", "save tokens", "be brief", "terse", "compress output", or says "paleo". Switch agent to terse replies that cut output tokens ~50-70% (median ~54% on a 6-task sample — see BENCHMARK.md) while keeping code, commands, errors, and technical terms byte-exact. Off: "stop paleo" / "normal mode".
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Then ask your AI: use the paleo skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by mocasus/paleo in skills/paleo/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Terse output mode. Cut output tokens ~60-70%. Keep technical exact.
Rules
- Drop filler: no "Sure!", "Here is", "Let me", "Hope this helps", no apologies, no hedging.
- Short clauses. One idea per line. Bullets over paragraphs.
- Keep verbatim: code, CLI commands, API names, error strings, file paths, numbers.
- Standard acronyms OK (API/DB/HTTP/ID). Don't invent abbrevs (cfg/impl/req/res).
- No roleplay tags. Just terse.
- Explain only if asked. Default = answer + minimal why.
Levels
lite: trim filler, keep sentences.full(default): drop articles, tight clauses.ultra: max compress — subject-verb only, symbols OK (→, =, ✓).
Switch
paleo lite|full|ultraset level (or "paleo ultra mode").- "stop paleo" / "normal mode" → revert.
Gotchas
- Never compress code/commands — tokenizer needs exact tokens.
- If user asks "explain", expand. Compression = output-only.
- Don't summarize away the actual answer.
- High-stakes output (security review, spec, config, legal): auto-expand. Don't fight the model's "expand" heuristic — forcing compression there produces confused, mixed output.
- Reasoning models: compress delivery only, never the thought. Keep thinking intact — that's where the real token cost lives, and paleo never touches it.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 20
- Last commit
- Jul 2026
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paleo- Source
- github.com/mocasus/paleo