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Feature Request: Auto-apply skills (rtk, caveman) #35
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Feature Request: Auto-apply skills (rtk, caveman)
Two related UX improvements that would make day-to-day usage much smoother.
1. Auto-apply rtk and caveman skills
Context
There are two very useful built-in skills that the user has to remember to invoke manually:
rtk— RTK CLI wrapper that produces compact, token-efficient shell output (cuts ~75% ofls,tree,grep,git,npm,cargo,docker,kubectl,find, etc.). Currently triggered only when the user thinks to route a command through it.caveman— Ultra-compressed communication mode (lite / full / ultra / wenyan variants). Currently triggered only by explicit phrases like "caveman mode" / "use caveman" or slash command.
Both are high-signal triggers that are easy to forget, and both significantly reduce token / time cost when applied.
Proposed behavior
- Context-aware auto-apply for
rtk— When the model is about to run a shell command and the command matches the RTK-supported surface (file listing, search, git inspection, package manager reads, log greps, JSON inspection, env reads, dependency trees, container/k8s reads, etc.), auto-route throughrtk(or its non-interactive equivalent) instead of the raw command. Show a one-line note in the response, e.g.↳ rtk ls (auto-applied). Provide a way for the user to opt out per-command or globally. - Signal-aware auto-apply for
caveman— Detect when the user is asking for brevity, hitting token-budget pressure, or sending prompts that match the existing trigger phrases, and switch the response style automatically. Show a one-line toggle indicator so the user knows the mode is active, with a single command to disable mid-session.
Why
- These two skills save a lot of tokens, but their value compounds only if they fire automatically. Forcing the user to remember to invoke them defeats the purpose.
- The signals for both are already well-defined in the existing skill descriptions, so detection is cheap and low-risk.
- Both should be opt-out-able per session so power users retain control.
Acceptance criteria
- A shell command that fits the RTK surface runs through
rtkautomatically, with a visible note. A--no-rtkper-command escape and a session-levelrtk: offconfig both work. - Saying "be brief" / "less tokens" / "caveman" (or any pattern currently in the skill description) flips the response style automatically and shows an indicator.
- No behavior change for users who never trigger these contexts.
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[-]Feature Request: Auto-apply skills (rtk, caveman) + stop in-flight requests[/-][+]Feature Request: Auto-apply skills (rtk, caveman)[/+]yujiachen-y commentedon Jun 9, 2026
Hi @meesudzu , thanks for the request. We need take some time to think about default skills or plugins. Feel free to leave any comments if you have any request on MiniMax Code.
reneleonhardt commentedon Jun 14, 2026
Amazing skills @meesudzu to save tons of input and output tokens and time, thank you for your thoughtful feature request! ❤️
Please be aware that you only changed the title, not the headline (
in-flight requests).Why has this been closed as completed when it's not implemented yet, shouldn't it stay open until a decision has been reached?