RTK
CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies
Our verdict
A solid, actively developed project. This assessment is derived from GitHub's own repository metrics on 2026-08-24, not from hands-on testing.
CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies. The project is written primarily in Rust, released under Apache-2.0, and has 77,280 stars and 4,858 forks on GitHub. 135 contributors have committed to it, and the most recent push was 2026-08-23. The latest tagged release is dev-0.45.1-rc.362 (2026-08-20). Figures come from the GitHub API on 2026-08-24 and are refreshed daily; the score below weighs adoption, maintenance, release discipline, contributor breadth, licence clarity and issue hygiene.
Repository
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- Rust
- Last push
- 2026-08-23
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