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Occam — Productivity skill for Claude Code

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Occam's razor for Claude Code and Codex: a 30-line rule set.

How to install Occam

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open quisbaum-prog/occam and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Occam does

Occam's razor for Claude Code and Codex: a 30-line rule set. Benchmarks vs base: 51-55% lower estimated task cost on Opus/Sonnet 5.5 max with more tests passed. 8.3% fewer tokens in a Sol 6.1 max pilot. Raw data, Docker setup and comparison video included.

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README

Occam

[Deutsch](README.de.md) · [Video comparison](#black-hole-benchmark-sol-61-max) · [Install](#install) · [Reproduce](bench/black-hole/README.md)

**Build less. Work lean. Talk less.**

Occam is a 30-line rule set for coding agents: prefer existing code and standard tools, read only what matters, and keep output concise. It ships as a Claude Code plugin; the rules are also tested in Codex.

**Sol 6.1 max, Fast: 8.3% fewer total tokens with Occam on the black-hole task.** All three animations pass the browser checks. In the separate Claude coding benchmarks, Occam reduced task cost by **51% on Opus 5.5 max** and **55% on Sonnet 5.5 max**, while passing at least as many tests.

Black-hole benchmark: Sol 6.1 max

One prompt, three fresh Docker containers. Each setup creates one offline HTML animation with a black shadow, glowing accretion disk, curved light above and below it, visible motion, and Pause/Resume/Restart controls. The model is **`gpt-6.1-sol`**, reasoning **`max`**, with **Fast explicitly requested in every arm**.

**Base → Occam → Ponytail 4.10**, left to right. Ten seconds at 30 fps; the same browser, viewport, software renderer, and animation clock.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e4cbba37-8562-4835-a1bf-18c8d86d133d

[Watch/download the original MP4](assets/black-hole/sol61-max-fast.mp4) · [Still image at 5 seconds](assets/black-hole/sol61-max-fast.png)

In the still, Occam's disk forms a broad raised arc above the shadow and a curved band below it. Compare the shape, texture, and motion of all three results in the video.