CaveRock

AI talk too much. CaveRock fix.

Lightweight caveman mode for Claude Code. One skill. Always on. No fluff.

Want the full framework with 40 skills? Install CaveStack instead.

Install

Need Claude Code, Node.js, Git.

git clone https://github.com/JerkyJesse/caverock.git ~/.claude/skills/caverock
cd ~/.claude/skills/caverock && ./setup

Open new Claude Code session. Caveman mode active. No command needed.

What You Get

Thing	What It Do
Caveman mode	Always on. Every response = terse. Automatic.
3 intensity levels	/caveman lite (gentle), full (default), ultra (maximum grunt)
Reversible	stop caveman to disable. /caveman to re-enable.

Before / After

Default Claude	CaveRock Claude
"I'd be happy to help! Let me look at your code..."	[reads code]
"The issue appears to be related to the authentication middleware where..."	"Bug in auth middleware. Token expiry check use < not <=. Fix:"
47 lines explaining what it's about to do	5 lines doing it

Commands

/caveman lite    # gentle compression
/caveman full    # classic caveman (default)
/caveman ultra   # maximum grunt
stop caveman     # disable
normal mode      # same as stop caveman

Uninstall

~/.claude/skills/caverock/caverock-uninstall

CaveStack

CaveRock is the lightweight version. CaveStack includes:

• 40 skills (/review, /ship, /qa, /investigate, /cso...)
• Headless browser (/browse)
• Design tools (/design-review, /design-consultation)
• Security audit (/cso)
• Everything CaveRock has, plus more

Credit

MIT. Caveman hooks: Julius Brussee. Built by JerkyJesse.