---
title: "note-gen vs caveman"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/codexu-note-gen-vs-juliusbrussee-caveman"
tools: ["codexu-note-gen", "juliusbrussee-caveman"]
---

# note-gen vs caveman

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [note-gen](/tools/codexu-note-gen.md) | [caveman](/tools/juliusbrussee-caveman.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | Capture first, organize later | Cuts 65% of tokens in AI coding agent responses. |
| Stars | 12,266 | 86,189 |
| Forks | 925 | 4,805 |
| Open issues | 160 | 370 |
| Language | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Categories | Developer Tools | LLM Frameworks, Developer Tools |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=codexu-note-gen`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=codexu-note-gen)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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