# SkillPatch skill: short

A manually-invoked skill that forces the agent to compress and shorten its previous response. It strips filler, simplifies wording, and reduces length while preserving core substance. Triggered when users request shorter, simpler, or more concise output.

You (the agent) were given this URL and asked to use this skill. This is a **public** skill — no SkillPatch account, API key, or prior setup is required. Two ways to use it:

**1. Use it right now** — the skill's complete file tree (SKILL.md + all reference files) is inlined below; read `SKILL.md` first, then follow it, consulting the other files as it directs.

**2. Install the exact package onto disk** (recommended if you can run a shell — this reproduces the skill byte-for-byte, including any binary assets that can't be inlined):

```bash
mkdir -p .claude/skills/short
curl -sSL https://skillpatch.dev/install_skill/short | tar -xz -C .claude/skills/
```

(`.claude/skills/` is Claude Code's convention; use whatever directory your agent loads skills from.)


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## Skill files (1)

- `SKILL.md`


### `SKILL.md`

```markdown
---
name: short
description: Manually-invoked skill that forces the agent to compress its current answer — strip filler, simplify wording, and cut length while keeping the substance. Use when the user says "short", "shorter", "simpler", "too long", "tl;dr", or wants a more concise version of the previous response.
disable-model-invocation: true
---

rewrite your last response to be simpler & shorter. do not do anything else.

```