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Claude Terse
Claude Terse is a Claude Code plugin that cuts reply length in half and removes mannered prose.
Claude Terse is a plugin for Claude Code that reduces reply length and removes mannered prose. It applies a specific reply shape of one sentence with the answer, followed by a list or table, and at most one caveat sentence. The rules apply to replies, documents, commits, and subagents. The plugin ships as an output style and includes a SubagentStart hook and a UserPromptSubmit hook to maintain the style over long sessions. It also provides a context meter for the status line to track model name and context fill percentage.
Claude Terse at a glance
Key features
- Cuts reply length in half
- Removes mannered prose
- Applies rules to replies, documents, commits, and subagents
- Includes a context meter for the status line
- Uses a UserPromptSubmit hook to maintain style rules
- Uses a SubagentStart hook for subagents
Use it for
- Shortening Claude Code replies
- Removing mannered prose and filler from AI output
- Tracking context fill percentage in the status line
Companions
Tools that articles about Claude Terse recommend using with it, each with its job.
- Claude Code — Built to work with Claude Code.
- Context7 — Provides up-to-date documentation for AI agents and code editors.
- Playwright MCP — Enables LLMs to interact with web pages using structured accessibility snapshots.
- GitHub MCP Server — Reads pull requests, issues and code search on GitHub.
- Superpowers — Brainstorm, plan and execute skills for bigger tasks.
- gstack — Skill bundle for planning, review and shipping.
Alternatives to Claude Terse
- Claude Code mods — Add live lines above the prompt, command guards, panes, and games to Claude Code.
- Claude Context — It reduces token costs and provides deep context for large codebases.
- Claude Code Mode — Reduces context token usage by returning only the final program result.
- Claude Mods — Improves readability of model output and tool calls.
- Edgee Mod for Claude Code — Manage models and track token cost savings inside your terminal conversation.
- My Claude Code Mods — Adds detailed session profiling, timeline snapshots, and loop detection to Claude Code.
- Claude Code Workflows — Provides pre-built, automated workflows for Claude Code development processes.
- Claude HUD — Shows real-time context usage, rate limits, and agent activity inside your terminal.
- Claudish To English — It displays a local LLM-powered plain-English rewrite of each assistant message on screen.
- Claude Model Spinners — It shows how smart your model is based on your effort level.
- Fast Jev Compaction — It keeps tool calls and results verbatim using Jev decisions instead of summaries.
- Claude Scrub — Removes exposed API keys, passwords, and tokens from local AI session history.
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