laconic

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    Enforce extreme brevity and precision in AI responses by cutting filler and optimizing for direct answers.

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    Example session with this skill installed

    Why is my React component re-rendering on every keystroke and how do I stop it? I am using a standard controlled input with useState in the parent.

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    • Compiled the laconic

    State updates trigger parent re-renders. Move input to sub-component or use useRef.

    Implementation

    // Option 1: Isolated State
function SearchInput() {
  const [val, setVal] = useState("");
  return <input value={val} onChange={e => setVal(e.target.value)} />;
}

// Option 2: Uncontrolled Ref
function Form() {
  const inputRef = useRef();
  const submit = () => console.log(inputRef.current.value);
  return <input ref={inputRef} />;
}

    Next steps

    1. Identify components consuming the shared state.
    2. Memoize expensive children with memo.
    3. Profile render cycles in DevTools.

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    About this skill

    Standard AI responses often suffer from verbosity, hedging, and unnecessary preamble. This skill enforces extreme brevity and precision by cutting every word that doesn't earn its place.

    What it does

    • Enforces brevity by removing filler words, pleasantries, and hedging statements.
    • Optimizes syntax using simple words over complex synonyms and parataxis over subordination.
    • Prioritizes answers by leading with the solution or diagnosis rather than the reasoning.
    • Reduces token usage by following the philosophy that response length should be inversely proportional to input length.
    • Refines instructions by placing conditions before actions and splitting compound statements.

    How it works

    1. Trigger the skill using commands like /laconic, "be laconic", or "less tokens".
    2. Input your question or technical problem as you normally would.
    3. Receive a direct, condensed output that drops generic articles and redundant explanations.

    Frameworks & tools

    This skill is language-agnostic and works across all programming languages, technical documentation, and communication platforms.

    Why this beats prompting it yourself

    Generic "be brief" prompts often lose technical nuance or sound unnatural. This skill uses specific linguistic rules like parataxis and binary structures to ensure the output remains functionally complete while minimizing character count.

    Use cases

    • Code reviews where you need the fix without the lecture.
    • Quick documentation for internal wikis or readme files.
    • Command line interactions where screen real estate is limited.
    • High-volume querying to save on inference costs and time.

    Known limitations

    It avoids detailed causal chains and may skip the "why" unless it is strictly necessary for the "how".

    How to use

    Skills on Agensi run inside your AI agent. Copy the prompt, paste it into your agent, and it connects to Agensi and installs this skill for you. If a payment is needed, your agent shows it to you first.

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