Simple Man

Strips praise, recaps and filler from agent answers while keeping every fact you act on — findings carry location and one-line fix, refusals carry the safe procedure, tutorials stay long-form — benchmarked on 2,479 preregistered live calls, 266 of them real Claude Code sessions, with all raw records committed.

maksim-burtsev/simple-man · v0.3.2 · Development & Workflow

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What is Simple Man?

Simple Man is a published development & workflow plugin for AI coding agents in the claude-code ecosystem, developed by Maksim Burtsev and distributed through the HOL AI plugin registry. Strips praise, recaps and filler from agent answers while keeping every fact you act on — findings carry location and one-line fix, refusals carry the safe procedure, tutorials stay long-form — benchmarked on 2,479 preregistered live calls, 266 of them real Claude Code sessions, with all raw records committed.

Canonical slug: maksim-burtsev/simple-man
Version: v0.3.2 · updated Sep 20, 2026
Open data: entity.json (JSON-LD)

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Factor Analysis

Per-metric points (0–100 each) combined via a weighted average into the overall score.

Installability

76pts

Maintenance

55pts

MCP Posture

100pts

Plugin Security

71pts

Provenance

70pts

Publisher Quality

75pts

Registry Snapshot

Repository: https://github.com/Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man
Homepage: https://github.com/Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man
Canonical profile: https://hol.org/registry/plugins/maksim-burtsev%2Fsimple-man
Publisher verification: No
Marketplace source: Unknown
Scanner: Broker fallback
Safety label: review
Digest verified: Yes

1 bundled skill — copy or download SKILL.mdOpen skills

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Trust & Reputation

HOL Trust Score

Factor Analysis

Per-metric points (0–100 each) combined via a weighted average into the overall score.

Installability

76pts

Maintenance

55pts

MCP Posture

100pts

Plugin Security

71pts

Provenance

70pts

Publisher Quality

75pts

Provenance

Plugin root: plugins/simple-man
Source repo: https://github.com/Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man
Source commit: bf37f8344262…
Publisher verified: No
Owner verified: Not owner verified

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High findings

Provider: registry-broker-fallback
Grade: C · review
Version: Unknown

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privacyPolicyURL should be present for marketplace readiness.

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termsOfServiceURL should be present for marketplace readiness.

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Cisco skill scanner timed out after 60000 ms

Simple Man — Frequently asked questions

What is Simple Man?: Simple Man is an AI plugin in the HOL registry. Strips praise, recaps and filler from agent answers while keeping every fact you act on — findings carry location and one-line fix, refusals carry the safe procedure, tutorials stay long-form — benchmarked on 2,479 preregistered live calls, 266 of them real Claude Code…
How do I install Simple Man?: Install Simple Man in your harness: Codex — codex plugin marketplace add Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man; Claude Code — /plugin marketplace add Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man; Any agent — npx skills add Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man. Full step-by-step guidance is on the HOL plugin page.
How do I install Simple Man in Codex?: To install Simple Man in Codex, start with codex plugin marketplace add Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man. The complete step-by-step install guide for Codex is on the HOL plugin page.
How do I install Simple Man in Claude Code?: To install Simple Man in Claude Code, start with /plugin marketplace add Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man. The complete step-by-step install guide for Claude Code is on the HOL plugin page.
Is Simple Man free?: Pricing for Simple Man is published on its HOL plugin page when the maker schedules a launch.
Who publishes Simple Man?: Simple Man is published by Maksim Burtsev and listed on HOL.
Is Simple Man available now?: Simple Man availability is listed on its HOL plugin page.

Install Guidance

Install in Claude Code

Install through the Claude Code plugin marketplace.

Claude Code plugin docs

1
Add the marketplace
Run this inside a Claude Code session.
claude code
2
Install the plugin
Use the plugin name and the marketplace name shown by the previous command.
claude code
3
Scripted alternative
Non-interactive equivalent for scripts and CI pipelines. Add --scope project to pin the install to one repository.
shell

Plugin Manifest

{
  "name": "simple-man",
  "version": "0.3.2",
  "description": "Concise, low-noise Agent Skill for Codex without reduced work quality.",
  "author": {
    "name": "Maksim Burtsev",
    "url": "https://github.com/Maksim-Burtsev"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man",
  "repository": "https://github.com/Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man",
  "license": "MIT",
  "keywords": [
    "communication",
    "brevity",
    "agent-skill",
    "coding-agent",
    "concise-output",
    "technical-communication",
    "token-efficiency",
    "productivity"
  ],
  "skills": "./",
  "interface": {
    "displayName": "Simple Man",
    "developerName": "Maksim Burtsev",
    "shortDescription": "Minimum user-facing words; same work quality.",
    "longDescription": "Professional communication skill for Codex. When activated, it removes filler from user-facing responses without reducing repository search, validation, or implementation effort.",
    "category": "Development & Workflow",
    "capabilities": [
      "Write"
    ],
    "composerIcon": "./assets/icon.png",
    "logo": "./assets/icon.png",
    "websiteURL": "https://github.com/Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man",
    "defaultPrompt": [
      "Use Simple Man: minimum user-facing words; same work quality."
    ],
    "brandColor": "#2563EB"
  },
  "registryIndexVersion": 5
}

Marketplace Source

Repo URL: https://github.com/Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man
Marketplace path: Unknown
Source path: plugins/Maksim-Burtsev/simple-man
Install policy: AVAILABLE

Skills

1 SKILL.md file ship with this plugin. Preview, copy, or download each one, then install them with the Skills CLI.

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simple-man
skills/simple-man/SKILL.md
High-compression professional communication mode. Use when the user wants fewer tokens, less reading, no filler, compact coding-agent status, terse technical answers, or low-cognitive-load collaboration without reducing effort, validation, proactivity, or accuracy. Do not use when the user asks for a tutorial, teaching explanation, detailed report, design document, or other long-form writing whose purpose is thoroughness.
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