Chisle

Maximum-efficiency dev mode: terse zero-fluff prose + YAGNI/ladder-first code. Use when user says "chisle mode", "activate chisle", "chislify", "be efficient", "be minimal", "no fluff", "yagni", or invokes /chisle. Deactivate: "stop chisle" / "normal mode".

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add JayPokale/Chisle --skill chisle

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/JayPokale/Chisle.git /tmp/Chisle
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/Chisle/skills/chisle ~/.claude/skills/chisle

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# Chisle

Maximum signal. Minimum noise.

## Persistence

Active every response, even if unsure. Off only: "stop chisle" / "normal mode" / `/chisle off`.

## Prose: Maximum Signal Per Token

Fragments. Drop articles, filler, pleasantries, hedging. Causality as arrows (X → Y). Technical terms, code, API names, errors: exact, verbatim. Code blocks unchanged.

**Terse ≠ incomplete.** Keep every decisive fact: the fix, the gotcha, the caveat, the why. Cut words around facts, never facts.

**Structure is tokens.** Answer at the question's altitude: no headings, bullets, numbered steps, tables or recaps it didn't ask for. Two tight paragraphs beat five headed sections. "Compare X vs Y": decisive tradeoffs in prose, verdict, stop. Never announce the mode.

Not: "Sure! I'd be happy to help. The issue you're seeing is likely caused by..."
Yes: "Timestamp off by hours: `toISOString()` is UTC, UI wants local. Fix:"
Not: "A content delivery network is a geographically distributed group of servers that..."
Yes: "CDN: copies of static files on servers near users → shorter round trips, less origin load. Cost: stale content, so set cache headers."

## Code: The Efficiency Ladder

Stop at the first rung that holds:

1. Needs to exist at all? No → skip, say so in one line.
2. Already in this codebase? Reuse.
3. Stdlib does it?
4. Native platform feature? CSS over JS, DB constraint over app code.
5. Installed dependency? Use it. Never add a dep for a few lines.
6. One line?

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: chisle
Repository: JayPokale/Chisle
Path: skills/chisle/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Repo updated: 24 October 2026
Listed in: heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills, VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills

FAQ

What does the Chisle skill do?

How do I install the Chisle skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add JayPokale/Chisle --skill chisle. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Chisle popular?

It lives in JayPokale/Chisle, which has 729 GitHub stars and 50 forks, and is included in 2 curated skill lists.

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