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CLI proxy between your terminal and AI coding agent. Compresses command output (cargo test: 155→3 lines), cleans context for better reasoning. Average savings: 89% across 7,000+ commands. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Aider, Codex, Windsurf, Cline. Single Rust binary. Zero deps. 1,000+ GitHub stars in a month. MIT license.
RTK — Rust Token KillerSave 89% of wasted tokens on your AI coding agent
patrick szymkowiakstarted a discussion
Which shell commands waste the most tokens in your AI coding agent?
Hey! RTK launches tomorrow 🚀 Quick question for devs using AI coding agents: which shell commands generate the most token waste for you? For me it was cargo test — 155 lines down to 3 with RTK. Drop your worst offenders below 👇 npm install? docker build? kubectl logs?
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Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I'm Patrick, the maker of RTK. Early 2026, I was burning through my Claude Code quota in hours. Not complex prompts — just normal coding. I investigated and found that up to 89% of tokens my AI agent consumed were noise: progress bars, passing tests, verbose formatting. So I built RTK — a single Rust binary that sits between your terminal and your AI agent. It does 2 things:...
RTK — Rust Token KillerSave 89% of wasted tokens on your AI coding agent