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Does Speaking to Agents Like Cavemen Save 65% of Tokens? We Test

Hacker NewsPublished Jul 28, 2026

JetBrains tested the Caveman skill on Claude Code agents to verify its claim of 65% token savings during multi-step AI tasks. Their benchmark showed only an 8.5% token reduction with minimal impact on task success.

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Does Speaking to Agents Like Cavemen Save 65% of Tokens? We Test

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