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Rtk

Name: Rtk
Author: rtk-ai

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

76,019 stars4,784 forksRustUpdated 8/13/2026100% free · open source

What it does

RTK is a CLI proxy that reduces Large Language Model (LLM) token consumption by 60-90% on common development commands.

Install / run

cargo install rtk

When to use it

•When developing applications that rely heavily on LLMs and token usage needs to be optimized
•When using LLMs for tasks like code completion, text summarization, or natural language processing
•When trying to reduce costs associated with LLM token consumption in development workflows

Quick start

1Run `rtk init` to initialize the RTK configuration
2Configure your LLM API endpoint and credentials in the `rtk.yaml` file
3Use `rtk` as a proxy for your LLM commands, for example `rtk my-llm-command`
4Verify token consumption reduction by comparing the output of `rtk my-llm-command` with the original command
5Tune the `rtk.yaml` configuration to optimize token usage for your specific use case

Ready-to-paste prompt

rtk my-llm-model --prompt 'Summarize the following text: ...'

Heads up: RTK requires a valid LLM API endpoint and credentials configured in the `rtk.yaml` file to function correctly

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Topics

agentic-coding

ai-coding

anthropic

claude-code

cli

command-line-tool

cost-reduction

developer-tools

llm

open-source

productivity

rust

token-optimization

How Rtk works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Rtk is a very large Rust project (~73k lines across 154 code files, plus 15 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~73k lines · 154 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

One-command install

Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.

Runs on

Rust

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