Show HN: Terse, a Claude Code plugin that halves reply length by cutting filler

11 points by lowenbjer 5 hours ago

I struggle with the way Claude speaks to me when I do work. So much text, every, single, time.

When I ask a question, I get an essay back, and with so many weird constructs: slogans, metaphors, recaps, strange choice of nouns, "it's not X, it's Y".

Claude's own "concise" mode shortens it, somewhat, but keeps the the rest of the slop.

I tried system prompts, those got forgotten after a couple of turns. I tried looking for plugins but none consistently made Claude speak normally. Some where slash commands, other solved for token use, others solved for neurodivergence.

I just wanted to not read an essay and make Claude get to the point fast, every single time.

Is that so much to ask? Apparently; it took me weeks of trial and error to make something that worked for me, I have stories, but I'm sharing it as a claude code plugin with you, those of you who struggle with Claude, the same way I did.