Terse, a Claude Code plugin that halves reply length by cutting filler
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Details
- External ID
- 49995809
- Source
- HN
- Company
- —
- Product
- Terse, a Claude Code plugin that halves reply length by cutting filler
- Website domain
- github.com
- Launched
- Oct. 7, 2026
- Cohort
- —
- Upvotes
- 12
- Upvotes percentile
- 0.6088709677419355
- Tags
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- Fetched at
- Oct. 8, 2026, 1:01 a.m.
- Updated at
- Oct. 8, 2026, 1:01 a.m.
Description
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.
Enrichment
- Niche
- extensions and tools for Claude
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Function
- Dev tools
- Audience
- Developer
- AI stance
- AI feature
- Project type
- Hobby / open-source project
- Normalized one-liner
- reply-shortening plugin for claude code
- Manually corrected
- False
Could you build this?
Yes This is a simple prompt or output-filtering plugin for the Claude Code CLI that strips verbose verbiage, easily created via a straightforward script or configuration wrapper.
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Competitors
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Attention rank: #172 of 401 (itself plus its competitors, highest first — normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 343 days after the earliest competitor.
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- Claude Read Aloud · hn · 2026-09-11 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- I made Claude Code listen before it codes (MIT) · hn · 2026-04-26 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- claude_qamods · github · 2026-10-04 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- Try Benzi · hn · 2026-08-08 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- Claude is getting an attitude · hn · 2026-07-21 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- claude-code-tips-tricks · github · 2026-09-13 · 93 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- A different approach to intonation training · hn · 2026-02-02 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.50
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