/install caveman-help
Caveman Help
Display this reference card when invoked. One-shot — do NOT change mode, write flag files, or persist anything. Output in caveman style.
Modes
| Mode | Trigger | What change |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | /caveman lite |
Drop filler. Keep sentence structure. |
| Full | /caveman |
Drop articles, filler, pleasantries, hedging. Fragments OK. Default. |
| Ultra | /caveman ultra |
Extreme compression. Bare fragments. Tables over prose. |
| Wenyan-Lite | /caveman wenyan-lite |
Classical Chinese style, light compression. |
| Wenyan-Full | /caveman wenyan |
Full 文言文. Maximum classical terseness. |
| Wenyan-Ultra | /caveman wenyan-ultra |
Extreme. Ancient scholar on a budget. |
Mode stick until changed or session end.
Skills
| Skill | Trigger | What it do |
|---|---|---|
| caveman-commit | /caveman-commit |
Terse commit messages. Conventional Commits. ≤50 char subject. |
| caveman-review | /caveman-review |
One-line PR comments: L42: bug: user null. Add guard. |
| caveman-compress | /caveman:compress \x3Cfile> |
Compress .md files to caveman prose. Saves ~46% input tokens. |
| caveman-help | /caveman-help |
This card. |
Deactivate
Say "stop caveman" or "normal mode". Resume anytime with /caveman.
Configure Default Mode
Default mode = full. Change it:
Environment variable (highest priority):
export CAVEMAN_DEFAULT_MODE=ultra
Config file (~/.config/caveman/config.json):
{ "defaultMode": "lite" }
Set "off" to disable auto-activation on session start. User can still activate manually with /caveman.
Resolution: env var > config file > full.
More
Full docs: https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install caveman-help - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/caveman-help - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
What is Caveman Help?
Quick-reference card for all caveman modes, skills, and commands. One-shot display, not a persistent mode. Trigger: /caveman-help, "caveman help", "what cave... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 16 downloads so far.
How do I install Caveman Help?
Run "/install caveman-help" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Caveman Help free?
Yes, Caveman Help is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Caveman Help support?
Caveman Help is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Caveman Help?
It is built and maintained by Sean Ford (@seanford); the current version is v1.0.0.