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+<p align="center">
+  <img src="https://em-content.zobj.net/source/apple/391/rock_1faa8.png" width="80" />
+</p>
+
+<h1 align="center">caveman-compress</h1>
+
+<p align="center">
+  <strong>shrink memory file. save token every session.</strong>
+</p>
+
+---
+
+A Claude Code skill that compresses your project memory files (`CLAUDE.md`, todos, preferences) into caveman format — so every session loads fewer tokens automatically.
+
+Claude read `CLAUDE.md` on every session start. If file big, cost big. Caveman make file small. Cost go down forever.
+
+## What It Do
+
+```
+/caveman:compress CLAUDE.md
+```
+
+```
+CLAUDE.md          ← compressed (Claude reads this — fewer tokens every session)
+CLAUDE.original.md ← human-readable backup (you edit this)
+```
+
+Original never lost. You can read and edit `.original.md`. Run skill again to re-compress after edits.
+
+## Benchmarks
+
+Real results on real project files:
+
+| File | Original | Compressed | Saved |
+|------|----------:|----------:|------:|
+| `claude-md-preferences.md` | 706 | 285 | **59.6%** |
+| `project-notes.md` | 1145 | 535 | **53.3%** |
+| `claude-md-project.md` | 1122 | 636 | **43.3%** |
+| `todo-list.md` | 627 | 388 | **38.1%** |
+| `mixed-with-code.md` | 888 | 560 | **36.9%** |
+| **Average** | **898** | **481** | **46%** |
+
+All validations passed ✅ — headings, code blocks, URLs, file paths preserved exactly.
+
+## Before / After
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+<td width="50%">
+
+### 📄 Original (706 tokens)
+
+> "I strongly prefer TypeScript with strict mode enabled for all new code. Please don't use `any` type unless there's genuinely no way around it, and if you do, leave a comment explaining the reasoning. I find that taking the time to properly type things catches a lot of bugs before they ever make it to runtime."
+
+</td>
+<td width="50%">
+
+### 🪨 Caveman (285 tokens)
+
+> "Prefer TypeScript strict mode always. No `any` unless unavoidable — comment why if used. Proper types catch bugs early."
+
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+**Same instructions. 60% fewer tokens. Every. Single. Session.**
+
+## Security
+
+`caveman-compress` is flagged as Snyk High Risk due to subprocess and file I/O patterns detected by static analysis. This is a false positive — see [SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md) for a full explanation of what the skill does and does not do.
+
+## Install
+
+Compress is built in with the `caveman` plugin. Install `caveman` once, then use `/caveman:compress`.
+
+If you need local files, the compress skill lives at:
+
+```bash
+caveman-compress/
+```
+
+**Requires:** Python 3.10+
+
+## Usage
+
+```
+/caveman:compress <filepath>
+```
+
+Examples:
+```
+/caveman:compress CLAUDE.md
+/caveman:compress docs/preferences.md
+/caveman:compress todos.md
+```
+
+### What files work
+
+| Type | Compress? |
+|------|-----------|
+| `.md`, `.txt`, `.rst` | ✅ Yes |
+| Extensionless natural language | ✅ Yes |
+| `.py`, `.js`, `.ts`, `.json`, `.yaml` | ❌ Skip (code/config) |
+| `*.original.md` | ❌ Skip (backup files) |
+
+## How It Work
+
+```
+/caveman:compress CLAUDE.md
+        ↓
+detect file type        (no tokens)
+        ↓
+Claude compresses       (tokens — one call)
+        ↓
+validate output         (no tokens)
+  checks: headings, code blocks, URLs, file paths, bullets
+        ↓
+if errors: Claude fixes cherry-picked issues only   (tokens — targeted fix)
+  does NOT recompress — only patches broken parts
+        ↓
+retry up to 2 times
+        ↓
+write compressed → CLAUDE.md
+write original   → CLAUDE.original.md
+```
+
+Only two things use tokens: initial compression + targeted fix if validation fails. Everything else is local Python.
+
+## What Is Preserved
+
+Caveman compress natural language. It never touch:
+
+- Code blocks (` ``` ` fenced or indented)
+- Inline code (`` `backtick content` ``)
+- URLs and links
+- File paths (`/src/components/...`)
+- Commands (`npm install`, `git commit`)
+- Technical terms, library names, API names
+- Headings (exact text preserved)
+- Tables (structure preserved, cell text compressed)
+- Dates, version numbers, numeric values
+
+## Why This Matter
+
+`CLAUDE.md` loads on **every session start**. A 1000-token project memory file costs tokens every single time you open a project. Over 100 sessions that's 100,000 tokens of overhead — just for context you already wrote.
+
+Caveman cut that by ~46% on average. Same instructions. Same accuracy. Less waste.
+
+```
+┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│  TOKEN SAVINGS PER FILE    █████       46% │
+│  SESSIONS THAT BENEFIT     ██████████ 100% │
+│  INFORMATION PRESERVED     ██████████ 100% │
+│  SETUP TIME                █            1x │
+└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+## Part of Caveman
+
+This skill is part of the [caveman](https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman) toolkit — making Claude use fewer tokens without losing accuracy.
+
+- **caveman** — make Claude *speak* like caveman (cuts response tokens ~65%)
+- **caveman-compress** — make Claude *read* less (cuts context tokens ~46%)

caveman-compress/SECURITY.md

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+# Security
+
+## Snyk High Risk Rating
+
+`caveman-compress` receives a Snyk High Risk rating due to static analysis heuristics. This document explains what the skill does and does not do.
+
+### What triggers the rating
+
+1. **subprocess usage**: The skill calls the `claude` CLI via `subprocess.run()` as a fallback when `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` is not set. The subprocess call uses a fixed argument list — no shell interpolation occurs. User file content is passed via stdin, not as a shell argument.
+
+2. **File read/write**: The skill reads the file the user explicitly points it at, compresses it, and writes the result back to the same path. A `.original.md` backup is saved alongside it. No files outside the user-specified path are read or written.
+
+### What the skill does NOT do
+
+- Does not execute user file content as code
+- Does not make network requests except to Anthropic's API (via SDK or CLI)
+- Does not access files outside the path the user provides
+- Does not use shell=True or string interpolation in subprocess calls
+- Does not collect or transmit any data beyond the file being compressed
+
+### Auth behavior
+
+If `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` is set, the skill uses the Anthropic Python SDK directly (no subprocess). If not set, it falls back to the `claude` CLI, which uses the user's existing Claude desktop authentication.
+
+### File size limit
+
+Files larger than 500KB are rejected before any API call is made.
+
+### Reporting a vulnerability
+
+If you believe you've found a genuine security issue, please open a GitHub issue with the label `security`.

caveman-compress/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: caveman-compress
+description: >
+  Compress natural language memory files (CLAUDE.md, todos, preferences) into caveman format
+  to save input tokens. Preserves all technical substance, code, URLs, and structure.
+  Compressed version overwrites the original file. Human-readable backup saved as FILE.original.md.
+  Trigger: /caveman:compress <filepath> or "compress memory file"
+---
+
+# Caveman Compress
+
+## Purpose
+
+Compress natural language files (CLAUDE.md, todos, preferences) into caveman-speak to reduce input tokens. Compressed version overwrites original. Human-readable backup saved as `<filename>.original.md`.
+
+## Trigger
+
+`/caveman:compress <filepath>` or when user asks to compress a memory file.
+
+## Process
+
+1. The compression scripts live in `caveman-compress/scripts/` (adjacent to this SKILL.md). If the path is not immediately available, search for `caveman-compress/scripts/__main__.py`.
+
+2. Run:
+
+cd caveman-compress && python3 -m scripts <absolute_filepath>
+
+3. The CLI will:
+- detect file type (no tokens)
+- call Claude to compress
+- validate output (no tokens)
+- if errors: cherry-pick fix with Claude (targeted fixes only, no recompression)
+- retry up to 2 times
+- if still failing after 2 retries: report error to user, leave original file untouched
+
+4. Return result to user
+
+## Compression Rules
+
+### Remove
+- Articles: a, an, the
+- Filler: just, really, basically, actually, simply, essentially, generally
+- Pleasantries: "sure", "certainly", "of course", "happy to", "I'd recommend"
+- Hedging: "it might be worth", "you could consider", "it would be good to"
+- Redundant phrasing: "in order to" → "to", "make sure to" → "ensure", "the reason is because" → "because"
+- Connective fluff: "however", "furthermore", "additionally", "in addition"
+
+### Preserve EXACTLY (never modify)
+- Code blocks (fenced ``` and indented)
+- Inline code (`backtick content`)
+- URLs and links (full URLs, markdown links)
+- File paths (`/src/components/...`, `./config.yaml`)
+- Commands (`npm install`, `git commit`, `docker build`)
+- Technical terms (library names, API names, protocols, algorithms)
+- Proper nouns (project names, people, companies)
+- Dates, version numbers, numeric values
+- Environment variables (`$HOME`, `NODE_ENV`)
+
+### Preserve Structure
+- All markdown headings (keep exact heading text, compress body below)
+- Bullet point hierarchy (keep nesting level)
+- Numbered lists (keep numbering)
+- Tables (compress cell text, keep structure)
+- Frontmatter/YAML headers in markdown files
+
+### Compress
+- Use short synonyms: "big" not "extensive", "fix" not "implement a solution for", "use" not "utilize"
+- Fragments OK: "Run tests before commit" not "You should always run tests before committing"
+- Drop "you should", "make sure to", "remember to" — just state the action
+- Merge redundant bullets that say the same thing differently
+- Keep one example where multiple examples show the same pattern
+
+CRITICAL RULE:
+Anything inside ``` ... ``` must be copied EXACTLY.
+Do not:
+- remove comments
+- remove spacing
+- reorder lines
+- shorten commands
+- simplify anything
+
+Inline code (`...`) must be preserved EXACTLY.
+Do not modify anything inside backticks.
+
+If file contains code blocks:
+- Treat code blocks as read-only regions
+- Only compress text outside them
+- Do not merge sections around code
+
+## Pattern
+
+Original:
+> You should always make sure to run the test suite before pushing any changes to the main branch. This is important because it helps catch bugs early and prevents broken builds from being deployed to production.
+
+Compressed:
+> Run tests before push to main. Catch bugs early, prevent broken prod deploys.
+
+Original:
+> The application uses a microservices architecture with the following components. The API gateway handles all incoming requests and routes them to the appropriate service. The authentication service is responsible for managing user sessions and JWT tokens.
+
+Compressed:
+> Microservices architecture. API gateway route all requests to services. Auth service manage user sessions + JWT tokens.
+
+## Boundaries
+
+- ONLY compress natural language files (.md, .txt, extensionless)
+- NEVER modify: .py, .js, .ts, .json, .yaml, .yml, .toml, .env, .lock, .css, .html, .xml, .sql, .sh
+- If file has mixed content (prose + code), compress ONLY the prose sections
+- If unsure whether something is code or prose, leave it unchanged
+- Original file is backed up as FILE.original.md before overwriting
+- Never compress FILE.original.md (skip it)

caveman-compress/scripts/__init__.py

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+"""Caveman compress scripts.
+
+This package provides tools to compress natural language markdown files
+into caveman format to save input tokens.
+"""
+
+__all__ = ["cli", "compress", "detect", "validate"]
+
+__version__ = "1.0.0"

caveman-compress/scripts/__main__.py

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+from .cli import main
+
+main()

caveman-compress/scripts/benchmark.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+
+# Support both direct execution and module import
+try:
+    from .validate import validate
+except ImportError:
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent))
+    from validate import validate
+
+try:
+    import tiktoken
+    _enc = tiktoken.get_encoding("o200k_base")
+except ImportError:
+    _enc = None
+
+
+def count_tokens(text):
+    if _enc is None:
+        return len(text.split())  # fallback: word count
+    return len(_enc.encode(text))
+
+
+def benchmark_pair(orig_path: Path, comp_path: Path):
+    orig_text = orig_path.read_text()
+    comp_text = comp_path.read_text()
+
+    orig_tokens = count_tokens(orig_text)
+    comp_tokens = count_tokens(comp_text)
+    saved = 100 * (orig_tokens - comp_tokens) / orig_tokens if orig_tokens > 0 else 0.0
+    result = validate(orig_path, comp_path)
+
+    return (comp_path.name, orig_tokens, comp_tokens, saved, result.is_valid)
+
+
+def print_table(rows):
+    print("\n| File | Original | Compressed | Saved % | Valid |")
+    print("|------|----------|------------|---------|-------|")
+    for r in rows:
+        print(f"| {r[0]} | {r[1]} | {r[2]} | {r[3]:.1f}% | {'✅' if r[4] else '❌'} |")
+
+
+def main():
+    # Direct file pair: python3 benchmark.py original.md compressed.md
+    if len(sys.argv) == 3:
+        orig = Path(sys.argv[1]).resolve()
+        comp = Path(sys.argv[2]).resolve()
+        if not orig.exists():
+            print(f"❌ Not found: {orig}")
+            sys.exit(1)
+        if not comp.exists():
+            print(f"❌ Not found: {comp}")
+            sys.exit(1)
+        print_table([benchmark_pair(orig, comp)])
+        return
+
+    # Glob mode: repo_root/tests/caveman-compress/
+    tests_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "tests" / "caveman-compress"
+    if not tests_dir.exists():
+        print(f"❌ Tests dir not found: {tests_dir}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    rows = []
+    for orig in sorted(tests_dir.glob("*.original.md")):
+        comp = orig.with_name(orig.stem.removesuffix(".original") + ".md")
+        if comp.exists():
+            rows.append(benchmark_pair(orig, comp))
+
+    if not rows:
+        print("No compressed file pairs found.")
+        return
+
+    print_table(rows)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

caveman-compress/scripts/cli.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Caveman Compress CLI
+
+Usage:
+    caveman <filepath>
+"""
+
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from .compress import compress_file
+from .detect import detect_file_type, should_compress
+
+
+def print_usage():
+    print("Usage: caveman <filepath>")
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print_usage()
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    filepath = Path(sys.argv[1])
+
+    # Check file exists
+    if not filepath.exists():
+        print(f"❌ File not found: {filepath}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not filepath.is_file():
+        print(f"❌ Not a file: {filepath}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    filepath = filepath.resolve()
+
+    # Detect file type
+    file_type = detect_file_type(filepath)
+
+    print(f"Detected: {file_type}")
+
+    # Check if compressible
+    if not should_compress(filepath):
+        print("Skipping: file is not natural language (code/config)")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    print("Starting caveman compression...\n")
+
+    try:
+        success = compress_file(filepath)
+
+        if success:
+            print("\nCompression completed successfully")
+            backup_path = filepath.with_name(filepath.stem + ".original.md")
+            print(f"Compressed: {filepath}")
+            print(f"Original:   {backup_path}")
+            sys.exit(0)
+        else:
+            print("\n❌ Compression failed after retries")
+            sys.exit(2)
+
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("\nInterrupted by user")
+        sys.exit(130)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"\n❌ Error: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

caveman-compress/scripts/compress.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Caveman Memory Compression Orchestrator
+
+Usage:
+    python scripts/compress.py <filepath>
+"""
+
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List
+
+OUTER_FENCE_REGEX = re.compile(
+    r"\A\s*(`{3,}|~{3,})[^\n]*\n(.*)\n\1\s*\Z", re.DOTALL
+)
+
+
+def strip_llm_wrapper(text: str) -> str:
+    """Strip outer ```markdown ... ``` fence when it wraps the entire output."""
+    m = OUTER_FENCE_REGEX.match(text)
+    if m:
+        return m.group(2)
+    return text
+
+from .detect import should_compress
+from .validate import validate
+
+MAX_RETRIES = 2
+
+
+# ---------- Claude Calls ----------
+
+
+def call_claude(prompt: str) -> str:
+    api_key = os.environ.get("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY")
+    if api_key:
+        try:
+            import anthropic
+
+            client = anthropic.Anthropic(api_key=api_key)
+            msg = client.messages.create(
+                model=os.environ.get("CAVEMAN_MODEL", "claude-sonnet-4-5"),
+                max_tokens=8192,
+                messages=[{"role": "user", "content": prompt}],
+            )
+            return strip_llm_wrapper(msg.content[0].text.strip())
+        except ImportError:
+            pass  # anthropic not installed, fall back to CLI
+    # Fallback: use claude CLI (handles desktop auth)
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["claude", "--print"],
+            input=prompt,
+            text=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+            check=True,
+        )
+        return strip_llm_wrapper(result.stdout.strip())
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Claude call failed:\n{e.stderr}")
+
+
+def build_compress_prompt(original: str) -> str:
+    return f"""
+Compress this markdown into caveman format.
+
+STRICT RULES:
+- Do NOT modify anything inside ``` code blocks
+- Do NOT modify anything inside inline backticks
+- Preserve ALL URLs exactly
+- Preserve ALL headings exactly
+- Preserve file paths and commands
+- Return ONLY the compressed markdown body — do NOT wrap the entire output in a ```markdown fence or any other fence. Inner code blocks from the original stay as-is; do not add a new outer fence around the whole file.
+
+Only compress natural language.
+
+TEXT:
+{original}
+"""
+
+
+def build_fix_prompt(original: str, compressed: str, errors: List[str]) -> str:
+    errors_str = "\n".join(f"- {e}" for e in errors)
+    return f"""You are fixing a caveman-compressed markdown file. Specific validation errors were found.
+
+CRITICAL RULES:
+- DO NOT recompress or rephrase the file
+- ONLY fix the listed errors — leave everything else exactly as-is
+- The ORIGINAL is provided as reference only (to restore missing content)
+- Preserve caveman style in all untouched sections
+
+ERRORS TO FIX:
+{errors_str}
+
+HOW TO FIX:
+- Missing URL: find it in ORIGINAL, restore it exactly where it belongs in COMPRESSED
+- Code block mismatch: find the exact code block in ORIGINAL, restore it in COMPRESSED
+- Heading mismatch: restore the exact heading text from ORIGINAL into COMPRESSED
+- Do not touch any section not mentioned in the errors
+
+ORIGINAL (reference only):
+{original}
+
+COMPRESSED (fix this):
+{compressed}
+
+Return ONLY the fixed compressed file. No explanation.
+"""
+
+
+# ---------- Core Logic ----------
+
+
+def compress_file(filepath: Path) -> bool:
+    # Resolve and validate path
+    filepath = filepath.resolve()
+    MAX_FILE_SIZE = 500_000  # 500KB
+    if not filepath.exists():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"File not found: {filepath}")
+    if filepath.stat().st_size > MAX_FILE_SIZE:
+        raise ValueError(f"File too large to compress safely (max 500KB): {filepath}")
+
+    print(f"Processing: {filepath}")
+
+    if not should_compress(filepath):
+        print("Skipping (not natural language)")
+        return False
+
+    original_text = filepath.read_text(errors="ignore")
+    backup_path = filepath.with_name(filepath.stem + ".original.md")
+
+    # Check if backup already exists to prevent accidental overwriting
+    if backup_path.exists():
+        print(f"⚠️ Backup file already exists: {backup_path}")
+        print("The original backup may contain important content.")
+        print("Aborting to prevent data loss. Please remove or rename the backup file if you want to proceed.")
+        return False
+
+    # Step 1: Compress
+    print("Compressing with Claude...")
+    compressed = call_claude(build_compress_prompt(original_text))
+
+    # Save original as backup, write compressed to original path
+    backup_path.write_text(original_text)
+    filepath.write_text(compressed)
+
+    # Step 2: Validate + Retry
+    for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES):
+        print(f"\nValidation attempt {attempt + 1}")
+
+        result = validate(backup_path, filepath)
+
+        if result.is_valid:
+            print("Validation passed")
+            break
+
+        print("❌ Validation failed:")
+        for err in result.errors:
+            print(f"   - {err}")
+
+        if attempt == MAX_RETRIES - 1:
+            # Restore original on failure
+            filepath.write_text(original_text)
+            backup_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            print("❌ Failed after retries — original restored")
+            return False
+
+        print("Fixing with Claude...")
+        compressed = call_claude(
+            build_fix_prompt(original_text, compressed, result.errors)
+        )
+        filepath.write_text(compressed)
+
+    return True

caveman-compress/scripts/detect.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Detect whether a file is natural language (compressible) or code/config (skip)."""
+
+import json
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Extensions that are natural language and compressible
+COMPRESSIBLE_EXTENSIONS = {".md", ".txt", ".markdown", ".rst"}
+
+# Extensions that are code/config and should be skipped
+SKIP_EXTENSIONS = {
+    ".py", ".js", ".ts", ".tsx", ".jsx", ".json", ".yaml", ".yml",
+    ".toml", ".env", ".lock", ".css", ".scss", ".html", ".xml",
+    ".sql", ".sh", ".bash", ".zsh", ".go", ".rs", ".java", ".c",
+    ".cpp", ".h", ".hpp", ".rb", ".php", ".swift", ".kt", ".lua",
+    ".dockerfile", ".makefile", ".csv", ".ini", ".cfg",
+}
+
+# Patterns that indicate a line is code
+CODE_PATTERNS = [
+    re.compile(r"^\s*(import |from .+ import |require\(|const |let |var )"),
+    re.compile(r"^\s*(def |class |function |async function |export )"),
+    re.compile(r"^\s*(if\s*\(|for\s*\(|while\s*\(|switch\s*\(|try\s*\{)"),
+    re.compile(r"^\s*[\}\]\);]+\s*$"),  # closing braces/brackets
+    re.compile(r"^\s*@\w+"),  # decorators/annotations
+    re.compile(r'^\s*"[^"]+"\s*:\s*'),  # JSON-like key-value
+    re.compile(r"^\s*\w+\s*=\s*[{\[\(\"']"),  # assignment with literal
+]
+
+
+def _is_code_line(line: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if a line looks like code."""
+    return any(p.match(line) for p in CODE_PATTERNS)
+
+
+def _is_json_content(text: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if content is valid JSON."""
+    try:
+        json.loads(text)
+        return True
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+        return False
+
+
+def _is_yaml_content(lines: list[str]) -> bool:
+    """Heuristic: check if content looks like YAML."""
+    yaml_indicators = 0
+    for line in lines[:30]:
+        stripped = line.strip()
+        if stripped.startswith("---"):
+            yaml_indicators += 1
+        elif re.match(r"^\w[\w\s]*:\s", stripped):
+            yaml_indicators += 1
+        elif stripped.startswith("- ") and ":" in stripped:
+            yaml_indicators += 1
+    # If most non-empty lines look like YAML
+    non_empty = sum(1 for l in lines[:30] if l.strip())
+    return non_empty > 0 and yaml_indicators / non_empty > 0.6
+
+
+def detect_file_type(filepath: Path) -> str:
+    """Classify a file as 'natural_language', 'code', 'config', or 'unknown'.
+
+    Returns:
+        One of: 'natural_language', 'code', 'config', 'unknown'
+    """
+    ext = filepath.suffix.lower()
+
+    # Extension-based classification
+    if ext in COMPRESSIBLE_EXTENSIONS:
+        return "natural_language"
+    if ext in SKIP_EXTENSIONS:
+        return "code" if ext not in {".json", ".yaml", ".yml", ".toml", ".ini", ".cfg", ".env"} else "config"
+
+    # Extensionless files (like CLAUDE.md, TODO) — check content
+    if not ext:
+        try:
+            text = filepath.read_text(errors="ignore")
+        except (OSError, PermissionError):
+            return "unknown"
+
+        lines = text.splitlines()[:50]
+
+        if _is_json_content(text[:10000]):
+            return "config"
+        if _is_yaml_content(lines):
+            return "config"
+
+        code_lines = sum(1 for l in lines if l.strip() and _is_code_line(l))
+        non_empty = sum(1 for l in lines if l.strip())
+        if non_empty > 0 and code_lines / non_empty > 0.4:
+            return "code"
+
+        return "natural_language"
+
+    return "unknown"
+
+
+def should_compress(filepath: Path) -> bool:
+    """Return True if the file is natural language and should be compressed."""
+    if not filepath.is_file():
+        return False
+    # Skip backup files
+    if filepath.name.endswith(".original.md"):
+        return False
+    return detect_file_type(filepath) == "natural_language"
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("Usage: python detect.py <file1> [file2] ...")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    for path_str in sys.argv[1:]:
+        p = Path(path_str).resolve()
+        file_type = detect_file_type(p)
+        compress = should_compress(p)
+        print(f"  {p.name:30s} type={file_type:20s} compress={compress}")

caveman-compress/scripts/validate.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+URL_REGEX = re.compile(r"https?://[^\s)]+")
+FENCE_OPEN_REGEX = re.compile(r"^(\s{0,3})(`{3,}|~{3,})(.*)$")
+HEADING_REGEX = re.compile(r"^(#{1,6})\s+(.*)", re.MULTILINE)
+BULLET_REGEX = re.compile(r"^\s*[-*+]\s+", re.MULTILINE)
+
+# crude but effective path detection
+# Requires either a path prefix (./ ../ / or drive letter) or a slash/backslash within the match
+PATH_REGEX = re.compile(r"(?:\./|\.\./|/|[A-Za-z]:\\)[\w\-/\\\.]+|[\w\-\.]+[/\\][\w\-/\\\.]+")
+
+
+class ValidationResult:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.is_valid = True
+        self.errors = []
+        self.warnings = []
+
+    def add_error(self, msg):
+        self.is_valid = False
+        self.errors.append(msg)
+
+    def add_warning(self, msg):
+        self.warnings.append(msg)
+
+
+def read_file(path: Path) -> str:
+    return path.read_text(errors="ignore")
+
+
+# ---------- Extractors ----------
+
+
+def extract_headings(text):
+    return [(level, title.strip()) for level, title in HEADING_REGEX.findall(text)]
+
+
+def extract_code_blocks(text):
+    """Line-based fenced code block extractor.
+
+    Handles ``` and ~~~ fences with variable length (CommonMark: closing
+    fence must use same char and be at least as long as opening). Supports
+    nested fences (e.g. an outer 4-backtick block wrapping inner 3-backtick
+    content).
+    """
+    blocks = []
+    lines = text.split("\n")
+    i = 0
+    n = len(lines)
+    while i < n:
+        m = FENCE_OPEN_REGEX.match(lines[i])
+        if not m:
+            i += 1
+            continue
+        fence_char = m.group(2)[0]
+        fence_len = len(m.group(2))
+        open_line = lines[i]
+        block_lines = [open_line]
+        i += 1
+        closed = False
+        while i < n:
+            close_m = FENCE_OPEN_REGEX.match(lines[i])
+            if (
+                close_m
+                and close_m.group(2)[0] == fence_char
+                and len(close_m.group(2)) >= fence_len
+                and close_m.group(3).strip() == ""
+            ):
+                block_lines.append(lines[i])
+                closed = True
+                i += 1
+                break
+            block_lines.append(lines[i])
+            i += 1
+        if closed:
+            blocks.append("\n".join(block_lines))
+        # Unclosed fences are silently skipped — they indicate malformed markdown
+        # and including them would cause false-positive validation failures.
+    return blocks
+
+
+def extract_urls(text):
+    return set(URL_REGEX.findall(text))
+
+
+def extract_paths(text):
+    return set(PATH_REGEX.findall(text))
+
+
+def count_bullets(text):
+    return len(BULLET_REGEX.findall(text))
+
+
+# ---------- Validators ----------
+
+
+def validate_headings(orig, comp, result):
+    h1 = extract_headings(orig)
+    h2 = extract_headings(comp)
+
+    if len(h1) != len(h2):
+        result.add_error(f"Heading count mismatch: {len(h1)} vs {len(h2)}")
+
+    if h1 != h2:
+        result.add_warning("Heading text/order changed")
+
+
+def validate_code_blocks(orig, comp, result):
+    c1 = extract_code_blocks(orig)
+    c2 = extract_code_blocks(comp)
+
+    if c1 != c2:
+        result.add_error("Code blocks not preserved exactly")
+
+
+def validate_urls(orig, comp, result):
+    u1 = extract_urls(orig)
+    u2 = extract_urls(comp)
+
+    if u1 != u2:
+        result.add_error(f"URL mismatch: lost={u1 - u2}, added={u2 - u1}")
+
+
+def validate_paths(orig, comp, result):
+    p1 = extract_paths(orig)
+    p2 = extract_paths(comp)
+
+    if p1 != p2:
+        result.add_warning(f"Path mismatch: lost={p1 - p2}, added={p2 - p1}")
+
+
+def validate_bullets(orig, comp, result):
+    b1 = count_bullets(orig)
+    b2 = count_bullets(comp)
+
+    if b1 == 0:
+        return
+
+    diff = abs(b1 - b2) / b1
+
+    if diff > 0.15:
+        result.add_warning(f"Bullet count changed too much: {b1} -> {b2}")
+
+
+# ---------- Main ----------
+
+
+def validate(original_path: Path, compressed_path: Path) -> ValidationResult:
+    result = ValidationResult()
+
+    orig = read_file(original_path)
+    comp = read_file(compressed_path)
+
+    validate_headings(orig, comp, result)
+    validate_code_blocks(orig, comp, result)
+    validate_urls(orig, comp, result)
+    validate_paths(orig, comp, result)
+    validate_bullets(orig, comp, result)
+
+    return result
+
+
+# ---------- CLI ----------
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        print("Usage: python validate.py <original> <compressed>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    orig = Path(sys.argv[1]).resolve()
+    comp = Path(sys.argv[2]).resolve()
+
+    res = validate(orig, comp)
+
+    print(f"\nValid: {res.is_valid}")
+
+    if res.errors:
+        print("\nErrors:")
+        for e in res.errors:
+            print(f"  - {e}")
+
+    if res.warnings:
+        print("\nWarnings:")
+        for w in res.warnings:
+            print(f"  - {w}")