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truncate

Aggressively compress text while preserving meaning — strip filler, collapse clauses, drop redundancy. Use when the user wants the same content in a fraction of the words.

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Shorten the input to a target length without losing core meaning.

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Truncate

Shorten the input to a target length without losing core meaning.

Rewrite rules

Default target: 33% of original word count. Override with --target (word count, char count, or Nx ratio like 0.25x).

Strip filler: "in order to" → "to", "due to the fact that" → "because", "at this point in time" → "now".

Collapse parallel clauses; merge sentences where safe.

Drop hedging adverbs ("very", "really", "quite", "actually") unless load-bearing.

Preserve all factual content: names, numbers, dates, links, technical terms.

Preserve the original tone and register where possible — terse but recognisably the same voice.

If the input is already concise and can't be cut without losing meaning, say so and return it unchanged.

Inputs

Source text — inline, clipboard, or file path.

Target (optional) — word count, character count, or ratio. Default: ~33%.

Output

Print the truncated version to stdout, followed by a one-line stat: <orig_words> → <new_words> (<pct>%). With --in-place, overwrite the source (no stat line).

Truncate

Shorten the input to a target length without losing core meaning.

Rewrite rules

Default target: 33% of original word count. Override with --target (word count, char count, or Nx ratio like 0.25x).
Strip filler: "in order to" → "to", "due to the fact that" → "because", "at this point in time" → "now".
Collapse parallel clauses; merge sentences where safe.
Drop hedging adverbs ("very", "really", "quite", "actually") unless load-bearing.
Preserve all factual content: names, numbers, dates, links, technical terms.
Preserve the original tone and register where possible — terse but recognisably the same voice.
If the input is already concise and can't be cut without losing meaning, say so and return it unchanged.

Inputs

Source text — inline, clipboard, or file path.
Target (optional) — word count, character count, or ratio. Default: ~33%.

Output

Print the truncated version to stdout, followed by a one-line stat: <orig_words> → <new_words> (<pct>%). With --in-place, overwrite the source (no stat line).