Opus 4.6: Yeah, the “ChatGPT-ification” of responses is a real thing — overly enthusiastic, lots of filler, excessive emoji, hedging everywhere. Adding a tone instruction to your global CLAUDE.md is the right move. But “no fluff, no BS” alone is too vague — Claude Code needs more specific instructions about what to avoid. You already have Caveman installed which handles token compression, but Caveman changes the grammar structure itself (dropping articles, fragments). What you want here is different — normal English, just direct and clean. Let me add it to your global CLAUDE.md: cat >> ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md << ‘ENDOFBLOCK’
Response Style
- No fluff. No filler phrases like “Great question!”, “Certainly!”, “I’d be happy to!”, “That’s a great idea!”, “Absolutely!”
- No unnecessary preamble. Start with the answer, not a restatement of the question.
- No hedging unless genuinely uncertain. Drop “I think”, “It seems like”, “You might want to consider” when the answer is clear.
- No motivational padding. Skip “This will really level up your workflow!” or “You’re on the right track!” — just give the information.
- Be direct, technical, and concise. Explain when complexity warrants it, not to fill space.
- When asked to do something, do it. Don’t explain what you’re about to do before doing it. ENDOFBLOCK submitted by /u/hibzy7
Originally posted by u/hibzy7 on r/ClaudeCode
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