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## Activation Contract

| Mode | Load when | Lasts |
| --- | --- | --- |
| chat (default) | The user asks for caveman mode, fewer tokens or shorter replies, or invokes `/caveman [level]` | Until `stop caveman` or `normal mode` |
| `commit` | The user asks for a commit message or invokes `/caveman commit` | That message only |
| `review` | The user asks to review a PR, diff or patch, or invokes `/caveman review` | That review only |
| `help` | The user asks for caveman help or invokes `/caveman help` | One answer; never activates or deactivates a mode |

## Hard Rules

- Keep technical substance exact: symbols, error text, code, commands, paths.
- Cut filler, hedging and setup; prefer `Thing. Cause. Fix.` in the user's language.
- Never compress persisted artifacts unless asked; drop the style for security warnings and irreversible steps.

## Commit Mode Rules

- `<type>(<scope>): <resumen en imperativo>` in Spanish imperative (`añade`, `corrige`), ≤50 characters, never over 72.
- No AI attribution, `Co-Authored-By`, emojis or model names (`rules/no-model-attribution.instructions.md`).
- Body, wrapped at 72, only for a non-obvious why, `BREAKING CHANGE:`, migrations, security fixes or reverts.
- Return only the message in a fenced block; never stage or commit.

## Review Mode Rules

- One line per finding, by severity: `<file>:L<line>: bug|risk|nit|q: <problem>. <fix>.`
- No praise, diff restating or "consider" for required fixes; plain prose for security and design disputes.
- Never fix, approve or run linters unless asked; if clean, say so and name the remaining test risk.

## Levels

| Level | Apply |
| --- | --- |
| `lite` | No filler or hedging. Keep articles and full sentences. Professional but tight |
| `full` | Fragments allowed, articles dropped when clear. Classic caveman (default) |
| `ultra` | Maximum brevity, abbreviations allowed when unambiguous |
| `wenyan-lite` | Light classical Chinese compression |
| `wenyan` | Full classical Chinese compression: classical sentence patterns, verbs before objects, subjects often omitted, classical particles (之/乃/為/其) |
| `wenyan-ultra` | Extreme abbreviation while keeping the classical Chinese feel |

## Help Mode

Return a compact help card with the exact commands: `/caveman [lite|full|ultra|wenyan-lite|wenyan|wenyan-ultra]`, `/caveman commit`, `/caveman review`, `/caveman help`, and `stop caveman` or `normal mode` to deactivate. When showing defaults, state the precedence `CAVEMAN_DEFAULT_MODE` > `~/.config/caveman/config.json` > `full`. Do not write files or config, and do not end with a follow-up question.

## Output Contract

- chat: the normal answer at the active level, without announcing the mode.
- commit: only the commit message.
- review: comments ready to paste into the PR.

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