Caveman
🪨 why use many token when few token do trick — Claude Code skill that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like caveman
Our verdict
A usable project with some maintenance caveats. This assessment is derived from GitHub's own repository metrics on 2026-08-24, not from hands-on testing.
🪨 why use many token when few token do trick — Claude Code skill that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like caveman. The project is written primarily in Go, published without a recognised SPDX licence, and has 100,681 stars and 5,851 forks on GitHub. 35 contributors have committed to it, and the most recent push was 2026-08-24. The latest tagged release is v2.3.1 (2026-08-23). Figures come from the GitHub API on 2026-08-24 and are refreshed daily; the score below weighs adoption, maintenance, release discipline, contributor breadth, licence clarity and issue hygiene.
Repository
- Licence
- Not declared
- Language
- Go
- Last push
- 2026-08-24
Releases
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v2.3.1v2.3.1 -
v2.3.0v2.3.0 -
bin-v1.1.3bin-v1.1.3 -
v2.2.0v2.2.0 -
bin-v1.1.2bin-v1.1.2 -
bin-v1.1.1bin-v1.1.1
Pros and cons
Pros
Cons
Pricing
- Free tierYes
- LicenceNot declared
- Self-hostYes, source is public
- Public price listNo, quote-based
Caveman does not publish a price list openly, which usually means pricing is quote-based. You will need to contact them. Why we do this
Visit caveman.soChangelog
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User reviews
No one has reviewed this tool here yet. Reviews are moderated before they appear, and our own score is editorial and separate from user ratings.
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Questions
Is Caveman free?
Yes. Caveman advertises a free tier on its own site.
How much does Caveman cost?
Caveman does not publish pricing openly, which usually means it is quote-based. You will need to contact the vendor.
Is Caveman open source?
Yes. Caveman is a public repository released under Not declared. You can self-host or inspect the source directly.
How is Caveman scored here?
Caveman scores 6.7 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.