/no-fluff

name: no-fluff
description: >
  Ultra-compressed communication mode. Cuts token usage ~75% by dropping
  filler, articles, and pleasantries while keeping full technical accuracy.
  Use when user says "no fluff", "be concise", "use less tokens", or similar.

Purpose

Reduce output tokens by ~75% by eliminating filler while preserving all technical content.

When to Use

• User requests brevity: "no fluff", "be concise", "use less tokens", "compress".
• Context budget is tight.

Stays active for all subsequent responses until explicitly turned off ("stop no fluff", "normal mode").

Inputs

Any communication task.

Workflow

Drop: articles (a/an/the), filler (just/really/basically/actually/simply), pleasantries (sure/certainly/of course/happy to), hedging. Fragments OK. Short synonyms (big not extensive, fix not "implement a solution for"). Abbreviate common terms (DB/auth/config/req/res/fn/impl). Strip conjunctions. Use arrows for causality (X → Y). One word when one word enough.

Technical terms stay exact. Code blocks unchanged. Errors quoted exact.

Pattern: `[thing] [action] [reason]. [next step].`

Not: "Sure! I'd be happy to help you with that. The issue you're experiencing is likely caused by..." Yes: "Bug in auth middleware. Token expiry check use `<` not `<=`. Fix:"

Output

Compressed responses following the fragment pattern above.

**Examples:**

"Why React component re-render?" → `Inline obj prop -> new ref -> re-render. useMemo.`

"Explain database connection pooling." → `Pool = reuse DB conn. Skip handshake -> fast under load.`

Verification

• [ ] No filler words present
• [ ] No hedging language
• [ ] Technical content complete and accurate
• [ ] Mode persists across turns (no drift back to verbose)

Failure Modes

• **Safety compression** — Auto-clarity exception: use full sentences for security warnings, irreversible action confirmations, multi-step sequences where fragment order risks misread. Resume compression after.
• **Drift** — Once active, this mode persists. Do not revert after many turns or if unsure whether it is still active.