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v1.2.1

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@M4NT M4NT released this 28 Jul 14:01

Fix

  • Added missing LICENSE file to npm package.

Install

npx token-the-ripper

npm → https://www.npmjs.com/package/token-the-ripper

v1.2.0

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@M4NT M4NT released this 28 Jul 13:55

What's new

Added

  • npx token-the-ripper — copies SKILL.md to clipboard. Works on macOS, Windows, Linux.
  • examples/ — five before/after examples: debugging, code review, explaining code, refactoring, markers.
  • PHILOSOPHY.md — full intellectual lineage of the rules.
  • scripts/check.sh — run conformance check locally before opening a PR.
  • Language badges in README (EN / PT-BR / ES / ZH / JA).
  • GitHub Discussions enabled.

Changed

  • PT-BR tagline: "Estripa o ruído. Fica com o sinal." — Jack the Ripper reference made explicit.
  • README badges updated with labels.

Fixed

  • Conformance check false positive on cut-list phrases.

v1.1.0

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@M4NT M4NT released this 28 Jul 13:04

What's new

Rules

  • Rule 8 — No process trail: covers transition text between actions and language bleed-in mid-session
  • Rule 9 — Cut every word that survives removal: Orwell's density principle

New tool support

  • Windsurf (.windsurf/rules/token-the-ripper.md)
  • ChatGPT (custom instructions)
  • Perplexity (AI profile)

Translations

  • SKILL.pt-BR.md — Portuguese
  • SKILL.es.md — Spanish
  • SKILL.zh.md — Chinese
  • SKILL.ja.md — Japanese

Repo quality

  • GitHub Actions: adapter sync reminder + conformance check for forbidden phrases
  • Issue templates: bug report and new rule proposal
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Intellectual foundations documented in README

v1.0.0 — Initial release

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@M4NT M4NT released this 28 Jul 12:49

token-the-ripper v1.0.0

9 rules for coding agents. Strip scaffolding. Keep signal.

Rules

  1. Action first
  2. Decide and execute
  3. Code over prose
  4. No recap
  5. Explanation on demand
  6. Markers ([?] / [!] / [?] missing: X)
  7. Verify before referencing
  8. No process trail
  9. Cut every word that survives removal

Intellectual foundations

Barbara Minto (The Pyramid Principle), Inverted Pyramid journalism, SMEAC military briefing, George Orwell, Ernest Hemingway, Jack the Ripper case.

Supported tools

Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, any instruction-following LLM.