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

Category: devtools

Tags: claude-code, prompt-engineering, productivity, llm-tooling, output-style

Score: 6.0/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 5, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Terse is a Claude Code plugin that enforces concise, filler-free output via an output style, a per-prompt reminder hook, and an optional context meter for the status line. Its benchmark results (46-54% fewer words, ~32-51% lower cost) and detailed rule-based measurements make it a well-documented, practical fix for verbose AI responses rather than a fundamentally new approach.

Target audience: developers using Claude Code and AI-assisted coding workflows

Repository: https://github.com/lowenbjer/claude-terse · Python · MIT · 52 stars

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