Talk Normal
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Installs an always-on set of rules into your agent's workspace config that cuts filler, hedging and padded closings from its replies.
Switches the agent's replies to terse Classical Chinese (wenyan) for the whole session, keeping code, commands, paths and numbers in their original form.
Install Megacave Classical Chinese Mode
$ npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill megacave -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install JuliusBrussee/caveman megacave --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/megacave .claude/skills/megacave && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "megacave" agent skill from https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/tree/main/skills/megacave into .claude/skills/megacave/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "megacave", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/tree/main/skills/megacaveType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill megacave -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install JuliusBrussee/caveman megacave --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/megacave .agents/skills/megacave && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "megacave" agent skill from https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/tree/main/skills/megacave into .agents/skills/megacave/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "megacave", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill megacave -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install JuliusBrussee/caveman megacave --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/megacave .cursor/skills/megacave && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "megacave" agent skill from https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/tree/main/skills/megacave into .cursor/skills/megacave/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "megacave", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman.git --path skills/megacave--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill megacave -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install JuliusBrussee/caveman megacave --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/megacave .gemini/skills/megacave && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "megacave" agent skill from https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/tree/main/skills/megacave into .gemini/skills/megacave/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "megacave", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install JuliusBrussee/caveman megacaveInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill megacave -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/megacave .github/skills/megacave && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "megacave" agent skill from https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/tree/main/skills/megacave into .github/skills/megacave/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "megacave", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill megacave -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install JuliusBrussee/caveman megacave --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/megacave .opencode/skills/megacave && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "megacave" agent skill from https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/tree/main/skills/megacave into .opencode/skills/megacave/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "megacave", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
megacave- GitHub stars
- 111k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~612 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 313 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 18
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Switches the agent's replies to terse Classical Chinese (wenyan) for the whole session, keeping code, commands, paths and numbers in their original form.
- Works in 6 steps: Classical register → Particles carry structure → Each fact once → …
- Asking technical questions and wanting answers in terse Classical Chinese
- SKILL.md covers Persistence, Floor, Rules and When to break the rules, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Megacave is the Classical Chinese variant of the caveman reply style. Once you invoke it with /megacave or /caveman wenyan, the agent answers in 文言文: subjects dropped where they can be recovered, the verb placed before the object, and particles such as 之, 乃 and 其 standing in for longer connecting phrases. The goal is fewer characters on screen, and the skill says its token savings are small and noisy, so they should never be claimed.
A protective floor keeps meaning intact. Code, commands, paths, API names and error strings stay in their original script, negations are never dropped, and numbers keep Arabic numerals. The agent drops back to plain vernacular Chinese or your own language for security warnings, irreversible steps that need confirmation, ambiguous clauses, a confused reader and anything saved outside chat, such as code comments, commits or docs. The mode stays on until you say stop caveman or normal mode.
When your agent uses it
- Asking technical questions and wanting answers in terse Classical Chinese
- Running a session where replies should take as little screen space as possible
Example prompts
- “/megacave Why does my React component re-render on every keystroke?”
- “/caveman wenyan Explain what a database connection pool does.”
- “/megacave Review this Dockerfile and list what to fix.”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2e08b91. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Megacave Classical Chinese Mode loads about 612 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 313 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from JuliusBrussee/caveman at commit 2e08b91, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© JuliusBrussee). 313 words, ~612 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/megacave/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- megacave
- description
- Caveman in Classical Chinese: 文言文 register, far fewer characters, technical terms verbatim. Invoke only with /megacave or /caveman wenyan. Stays on until "stop caveman" or "normal mode".
- disable-model-invocation
- true
megacave
以文言答。技術之實皆存，唯贅言去之。
Megacave is caveman in Classical Chinese. 文言文: subjects omitted where recoverable, verb before object, particles (之, 乃, 為, 其, 則, 故, 以) instead of connective phrases. Fewer characters on screen. Token savings are small and noisy; never claim them.
Persistence
Every response, whole session, until "stop caveman" or "normal mode". Unsure? Still on. /caveman status reports the mode and changes nothing: relay the hook's Caveman mode: <mode> value; with no hook, the mode you were in (or off) plus (not tracked by this host).
Floor
Never cut or translate: code, commands, paths, API names, error strings, in their original script. Negation (不, 非, 勿, 未, 毋). Numbers and units, Arabic numerals. One term per thing. A clause ambiguous in 文言 becomes 白話. Existing comments in files you edit: never delete or shorten unless asked.
Rules
1. Classical register
文言, not 白話. Verb before object. Subjects omitted where recoverable.
Bad: "你的組件每次渲染都會重新渲染，因為你每次都創建了新的對象引用。請用 useMemo 包起來。"
Good: "每繪新生對象參照，故重繪；以 useMemo 包之則免。"
2. Particles carry structure
One particle, one relation.
Bad: "因為連接池會重複使用已經打開的連接，所以不需要每次請求都新建連接，這樣就省去了握手的開銷。" Good: "池蓄已開之連，不逐請而新開，省握手之費。"
3. Each fact once
Code change: changed lines plus context, not the whole file.
Good: "新參照則重繪。useMemo 包之。"
4. Payload in original script
Bad: "以記憶化鉤子包之。"
Good: "以 useMemo 包之。"
5. Tool runs
One 文言 line in, one out. Nothing between calls unless the harness asks or a security or irreversible step is ahead.
6. Never perform
No "文言模式啟", no modern answer plus classical copy. 文言 not shorter than 白話 for a sentence? Use 白話.
When to break the rules
白話 or the user's language, full sentences, then resume: security warning. Irreversible action, confirm first. Any clause with two readings. User confused. Question to the user, with its options. Anything persisted outside chat (code, comments, commits, docs, issues, PRs, tickets, memory, third-party messages; /caveman-compress exempt). Harness asks for a status line.
Pre-send check
Identifiers verbatim, original script? Negations present? Two readings? 白話. Flavor character? Cut.
© JuliusBrussee, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/megacave of JuliusBrussee/caveman.
- SKILL.md
- README.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2e08b91
Used in 1 other repository
We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in JuliusBrussee/caveman, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megacave Classical Chinese Mode this skillJuliusBrussee/caveman | 111k | 1 repos | ~612 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Talk Normalhexiecs/talk-normal | 1.9k | — | ~784 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Talk Normalhexiecs/talk-normal | 1.9k | — | ~931 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Writing Quotationmathbullet/skills | 173 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Claude Code Agent Developmentanthropics/claude-plugins-official | 38k | 7 repos | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Workflow Schema Tuningbreaking-brake/cc-wf-studio | 5.4k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Megacave Classical Chinese Mode
What does Megacave Classical Chinese Mode do?
Switches the agent's replies to terse Classical Chinese (wenyan) for the whole session, keeping code, commands, paths and numbers in their original form. Megacave is the Classical Chinese variant of the caveman reply style. Once you invoke it with /megacave or /caveman wenyan, the agent answers in 文言文: subjects dropped where they can be recovered, the verb placed before the object, and particles such as 之, 乃 and 其 standing in for longer connecting phrases.
When should I use Megacave Classical Chinese Mode?
Megacave Classical Chinese Mode fits situations like: asking technical questions and wanting answers in terse Classical Chinese; running a session where replies should take as little screen space as possible.
How do I install Megacave Classical Chinese Mode in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill megacave -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/megacave in JuliusBrussee/caveman) into .claude/skills/megacave in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Megacave Classical Chinese Mode in Codex?
Run `npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill megacave -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/megacave in JuliusBrussee/caveman) into .agents/skills/megacave in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Megacave Classical Chinese Mode in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill megacave -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/megacave, .gemini/skills/megacave, .github/skills/megacave and .opencode/skills/megacave in your project.
What does Megacave Classical Chinese Mode need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Megacave Classical Chinese Mode is instructions for the agent only.
Does Megacave Classical Chinese Mode access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Megacave Classical Chinese Mode safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Megacave Classical Chinese Mode use?
Megacave Classical Chinese Mode is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Megacave Classical Chinese Mode use?
About 612 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Megacave Classical Chinese Mode?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Megacave Classical Chinese Mode: Talk Normal (hexiecs/talk-normal, 1.9k stars), Talk Normal (hexiecs/talk-normal, 1.9k stars), Writing Quotation (mathbullet/skills, 173 stars) and Claude Code Agent Development (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Megacave Classical Chinese Mode?
JuliusBrussee (a GitHub user) maintains it in JuliusBrussee/caveman, which has 110,815 GitHub stars. The repository holds 18 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: JuliusBrussee/caveman on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.