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rtk-ai/rtk

CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies

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How fast rtk-ai/rtk is gaining stars, and where it lands on Trendshift and GitHub Trending

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Sep 4 – Nov 3, 2026

Stars +6,958 in 61 days

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Forks +668 in 61 days

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    • GitHub trending history

    Where the repository ranked on GitHub Trending, one dot for each day it was on a list

    May 19, 2026Best #8

    #1#5#10#15#20#25
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    1. Nov 31 post

      • AI 寫程式燒 Token？🔥 RTK 幫 AI 少讀廢話： → 指令輸出先壓縮，Token 省 60–90% → 測試只顯示失敗的，git log 只留重點 → 單一 Rust 執行檔，brew install rtk 就裝好 已經 8.5 萬星 ⭐ 你一個月 AI 寫程式花多少？ #AI #GitHub

        Read full on X, posted by @0xSpeter

        @0xSpeter · x.com

    2. Nov 21 post

      • 终端里一天几十条命令，卡住的多半是参数记不全、手册翻不动。 按查、写、配、省四层各挑一个，都能换掉旧习惯。 1. tldr-pages/tldr 参数记不全就翻它，每条命令只留几个能抄的例子，64108 星全靠社区补。别家把文档写厚，它做减法。 先补查命令这层： 2. TheR1D/shell_gpt 连例子都懒得翻，把要干的事说成一句人话，终端里直接给出能跑的命令，12301…

        Read full on X, posted by @joganicpe

        @joganicpe · x.com

    3. Nov 11 post

      • New rule T6: lowered-bar. A red test invites pytest.mark.skip, # noqa, ts-ignore or a deleted test. T6 catches each one a change brings in, with file, line and fix. Keep one by writing down why.…

        Read full on X, posted by @GreyforgeLabs

        @GreyforgeLabs · x.com

    4. Oct 271 post

      • 如何以每周每机器人不到0.02美元的成本运行300个Grok机器人 如果没有这个方法，同样的集群每周要花费4500美元 降低成本的20个GitHub仓库： 1. LiteLLM > 在一个失控的工作流吞噬整个预算之前，跟踪API支出并设置预算 2. Crawl4AI > 在分析前将网页转换为干净的Markdown，剔除菜单和页面杂乱，让机器人只阅读重要内容 3. GPTCache >…

        Read full on X, posted by @cnfinancewatch

        @cnfinancewatch · x.com

    5. Oct 251 post

      • Claude Code 想省 Token，你必须知道的 5 个项目🔥 1、context-mode｜减少 Context 污染 通过 MCP + Hooks 过滤冗长的工具输出，只把需要的结果交给 Claude，避免大量无关内容占用上下文 2、RTK｜压缩终端输出 专门优化 git、测试、构建等命令输出，减少无效日志占用的 Token，还能统计压缩效果 3、claude-mem｜跨…

        Read full on X, posted by @xiaomovps

        @xiaomovps · x.com

    6. Oct 221 post

      • 昨天有朋友问，用大模型的时候是否有什么小技巧，那我必须发一下： 一个省token还能让工具调用跑得更快的小妙招，我不允许有人不知道，哈哈 其实以前也发过的

        Read full on X, posted by @poolmoon6

        @poolmoon6 · x.com

    7. Oct 161 post

      • 😱 API 账单好几千，九成是白烧的 token。rtk 8.3 万星，夹在中间压请求，常见场景 token 降 60%~90%。按月付 API 费的团队，这不是优化，是换价格表。

        Read full on X, posted by @laogeai

        @laogeai · x.com

    8. Oct 151 post

      • RTK (Rust Token Killer): PreToolUse hook rewrites git/ls/cat through a compressor before Claude Code or Codex reads output. Repo claims ~60–90% fewer tokens on common CLI noise—verify with `rtk gain`…

        Read full on X, posted by @zhou_xiaoma

        @zhou_xiaoma · x.com

    9. Oct 132 posts

      • The idea: a pipeline says WHEN RTK acts, ON WHAT, and WHAT it does. You write shell, read, before_tool. RTK translates it to whatever agent you run. A pipeline written on one machine works on…

        Read full on X, posted by @patrick_rtk_

        @patrick_rtk_ · x.com

      • Your AI agent is eating tokens on tool spam. 3 open-source tools that cut context waste and free usage. Swipe 👇 Links in reply. #AI #OpenSource #GitHub

        Read full on X, posted by @Samir_Magdiii

        @Samir_Magdiii · x.com

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