rtk-ai/rtk · freshness 100/100 · rescored August 4, 2026
rtk
CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies
The answer
Yes. rtk is actively maintained — last commit today, freshness 100/100.
| Signal | Value | Effect | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last commit | today | none | Pushed today. |
| Commits, 90 days | 100+ | none | 100+ commits in the last 12 weeks. |
| Last release | dev-0.45.0-rc.350 · today | +4 | Released dev-0.45.0-rc.350 0 days ago; 30 releases in the last year. |
| Release cadence | 0 days, median | not scored | |
| Issue response | <1h | +6 | Maintainers reply to new issues in about under an hour. |
| Unanswered issues | 0% of 4 sampled | not scored | |
| Committers, 90 days | 10 | +5 | 10 people committed in the last 90 days. |
| Bus factor | 3 | not scored | |
| Archived | no | not scored | |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | not scored | |
| Stars | 74,590 | not scored | |
| Open issues | 885 | not scored |
The same verdict, in words
Against it: The signals totalled 115; 100 is the ceiling. For it: Released dev-0.45.0-rc.350 0 days ago; 30 releases in the last year. Maintainers reply to new issues in about under an hour. 10 people committed in the last 90 days.
Last push today, 100+ commits in the last 90 days, last release dev-0.45.0-rc.350 today, median first maintainer reply <1h, 10 committers in 90 days. Read from the GitHub API; rtk-ai/rtk carries 74,590 stars and 885 open issues.
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