/ijfw-compress
Compress memory/context files into terse form. Trigger: /compress, compress file
$ npx -y skills add FerroxLabs/ijfw --skill ijfw-compress --agent claude-codeHow it fires
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- Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
- You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
- Slash command
/ijfw-compress
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The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.
Compress memory/context files into terse form. Trigger: /compress, compress file
SKILL.md
ijfw-compress.SKILL.mdname: ijfw-compress description: "Compress memory/context files into terse form. Trigger: /compress, compress file"
Compress the target file. Preserve all meaning. Reduce tokens.
Rules:
- Drop: articles (a/an/the), filler (just/really/basically), hedging, pleasantries.
- Fragments OK. Short synonyms (big not extensive, fix not implement a solution).
- Arrows for causality (X → Y).
- Abbreviate common terms (DB/auth/config/req/res/fn/impl/env/deps).
- Preserve EXACTLY: code blocks, URLs, file paths, commands, headings, dates, versions, technical terms.
- Only compress prose. Never touch code.
Process: 1. Back up: cp <file> <file>.original.md 2. Compress prose sections. 3. Validate: all headings preserved, all code blocks intact, all URLs unchanged. 4. Report savings as measured per-artifact: "Compressed: <before> -> <after> tokens (<percent>% saved on this artifact)". Report the MEASURED number from wc -w / token-count on the actual files. Do NOT claim a fixed percentage — savings vary widely by input shape (verbose handoffs compress further than dense memory files). v1.5.0 audit removed the legacy hardcoded "50% / 40-50%" framing from this skill in favor of measured-per-receipt reporting.
IJFW — It Just F*cking Works. Ferrox Labs' local-first infrastructure for AI coding agents: shared memory, smart routing, multi-AI cross-audits, disciplined workflow.
Repo: FerroxLabs/ijfw
Other skills on ijfw.
- /ijfw-agents-md
Maintain canonical AGENTS.md (open spec). Trigger: 'agents.md', 'update AGENTS.md', or auto-fired by ijfw-team after agent generation.
Open skill - /ijfw-auto-memorize
Session-end auto-extraction of lessons, errors, fixes, and user feedback into structured memory. Fires at session end. Requires consent on first run.
Open skill - /ijfw-commit
Terse conventional commits. Trigger: commit, git commit, /ijfw-commit
Open skill - /ijfw-complete-milestone
Use when a milestone is shipping and you need to archive its artifacts, generate a summary, and seed the next milestone. Trigger: 'milestone complete', 'ship milestone', 'wrap milestone', 'complete milestone <id>', /ijfw-complete-milestone.
Open skill - /ijfw-compute
Use when the user says: 'compute', 'crunch this', 'analyze logs', 'aggregate the data', 'run a script', 'dedupe', 'count by', 'top N', or any data-shaping ask. Replaces dumping raw data into context with sandboxed script execution.
Open skill - /ijfw-core
IJFW efficiency layer -- smart output, routing, context discipline. Always active. Trigger: any IJFW interaction. Disable: 'ijfw off' or 'normal'.
Open skill