Terse plugin trims Claude Code output with writing rules
What happened
On October 8, Hacker News's front page covered the release of Terse, a Claude Code plugin. It strips filler phrasing through writing rules to shorten output; the author measured a 46%–70% drop in chat reply word count. The rules cover not just chat replies but also docs, commits and subagents, with per-turn reminders to hold the style. The plugin also ships a context usage status bar. The coverage discloses the trimming mechanism, its scope and the author's measurements, with no independent test data.
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- Hacker News front pagePickTerse ships a Claude Code plugin that cuts replies by deleting filler
Terse is a Claude Code plugin that uses writing rules to strip redundant phrasing. Its author measured a 46% to 70% drop in chat reply word count. The rules cover replies, docs, commits and subagents, and a per-turn reminder keeps the style in place, with a context usage status bar included.
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