Honey Compress

Organization

Green-PT

honey-compress

Rewrite a memory or context file (CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, a todo or notes file) into Honey-terse form so it costs fewer input tokens every session, without losing meaning. Backs up the original first. Use when asked to shrink or compress context files, trim CLAUDE.md, or cut per-session input cost. Prose only — never code, config, or data.

Overview

Publisher	Green-PT
Repository	`honey-for-devs`
Skill name	`honey-compress`
Stars	342
Forks	22
Bundled files	Instructions only
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
Self-contained
Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.
Open source
Published by Green-PT on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Honey Compress AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
https://github.com/Green-PT/honey-for-devs/tree/main/plugins/honey/skills/honey-compress
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Store

Installed

Skills

Add skills

Import one or more skills from a public GitHub folder or a local .skill or .zip archive, or SKILL.md file.

From GitHub URLFrom .skill, .zip, or SKILL.md

GitHub repo or folder

https://github.com/Green-PT/honey-for-devs/tree/main/plugins/honey/skills/honey-compress

Points to a single skill folder, or any folder that contains multiple skills. Public repos only.

CancelContinue

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Green-PT/honey-for-devs.git /tmp/honey-for-devs
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/honey-for-devs/plugins/honey/skills/honey-compress .claude/skills/honey-compress

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Honey Compress in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Honey Compress on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Honey Compress is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Honey Compress

Apply Lever 2 to a file the agent re-reads every session. The cheapest token is the one not re-sent — a one-time rewrite that saves on every future load.

Do

Back up first. Copy FILE → FILE.original.md. If that backup already exists, stop and ask — never clobber a restore point. If no backup can be written, refuse.
Rewrite the prose tersely — drop wind-up, hedging, narration, and redundancy; fragments over paragraphs; merge guidance that repeats.
Preserve every distinct instruction — terser words, identical rules. If unsure whether a line changes behavior, keep it verbatim.
Verify, then keep or undo. Run node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/check.js" fidelity FILE.original.md FILE. It fails if any number, code span, URL, negation or safety word was lost, or if the file didn't get smaller. On a failure, fix the named loss, or restore the backup (cp FILE.original.md FILE) when the fix would cost the savings. Never report a failing rewrite as done. (If CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT is unexpanded, bin/check.js lives at the plugin root, two directories above this file; installed from npm it is honey-check.)
Report original vs new byte count (the check prints it) and the backup path.

Keep exact — never compress

Code blocks, commands, paths, identifiers, versions.
Any load-bearing directive — MUST/NEVER rules, and anything touching auth, secrets, money, migrations, or deletes. Compressing an instruction that changes behavior moves cost, it doesn't remove it.

Don't

Don't touch code, config, or data files — prose context only.
Don't merge two rules into one if they differ in effect.
Don't compress a file you can't back up.

Boundaries

Reversible by design — FILE.original.md is the restore path. The fidelity check is the floor, not the ceiling: it catches lost facts, not a reworded rule that changed meaning, so still read the diff.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Honey Compress AI skill do?

Why use Honey Compress on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Honey Compress is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Honey Compress in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/Green-PT/honey-for-devs/tree/main/plugins/honey/skills/honey-compress. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Honey Compress?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Honey Compress?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Honey Compress with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Honey Compress AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by Green-PT under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Honey Compress

Do

Keep exact — never compress

Don't

Boundaries

Frequently asked questions

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