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Terse plugin halves Claude Code reply length by trimming filler

Original: Show HN: Terse, a Claude Code plugin that halves reply length by cutting filler

A developer has released Terse, an open-source plugin for Claude Code that automatically cuts AI assistant replies roughly in half by stripping filler phrases and padding while keeping the substance. The tool, available on GitHub, is drawing attention from programmers frustrated by verbose chatbot output who want more direct answers from coding assistants.

Why now: People are discussing it because verbose AI responses are a common annoyance among developers using coding assistants.

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