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Compress and explore very large files or folders by adjusting level-of-detail: overview, index, or focused reading for codebases, logs, and large documents.
Nub provides a level-of-detail (LoD) exploration tool and workflow for very large text content: huge files, codebases with many files, JSONL logs, and documentation dumps. It compresses content while preserving structure so agents and humans can get meaningful overviews, scan for patterns, or zoom into sections progressively.
Use Nub when standard read tools hit size limits (files >10K chars), when you need a survey of a large repository or data directory, or when navigating massive logs or JSONL datasets. Avoid for small single files or when exact uncompressed content is required.
Designed for CLI and agentic code explorers (agents using Claude Code / CLI tools / Copilot-style integrations) that can run shell recon steps and handle progressive navigation.
Nub teaches level-of-detail exploration patterns for large files and codebases using Unix tools and a CLI called nub. No scripts bundled — pure instructional SKILL.md. Well-structured with clear phases, shape selection guidance, dedup/grep/range flags, and danger zones. References a jsonl.md companion file in the skill folder. Clean security profile with no risky patterns.
Instructional-only skill with no scripts. High quality documentation with specific commands and progressive workflow. The nub CLI tool itself is not audited here — only the skill instructions.