Agent Terseness Plugin

Strip filler from coding agent replies, keep only conclusions and actions

Problem

Developers using coding agents like Claude often get long-winded replies full of slogans, metaphors, recaps, and odd phrasing, even with concise mode on. A Claude Code plugin built specifically to cut filler shows how sensitive users are to signal-to-noise ratio. System prompts get forgotten after a few turns, so the problem persists.

Solution

A lightweight plugin or middleware that intercepts coding agent output and compresses it in real time: removes boilerplate, repetition, and unsolicited advice, keeping conclusions, code blocks, and next actions. Users choose compression levels and can toggle back to the original. Works as a shared backend for Claude Code, Cursor, and similar tools.

Users

Developers who use coding agents daily and care about context length and reading time.

MVP

Claude Code plugin plus a generic agent API adapter; rule-based and small-model hybrid compression; two levels, concise and terse; one-click reveal of original; runs locally with a rule-only mode that needs no API key.

Revenue

Free rule-based tier, paid tier for model compression and custom rules at $3–5/month.

Why now

Coding agents are becoming a default workflow, but verbose output is a widespread complaint and model vendors have little incentive to fix it. Indie developers can ship a plugin fast and expand to more agents.