Comparison
Claude Hud vs rtk
rtk has more GitHub stars (83,615 vs 28,591). rtk was updated more recently (last commit 1d ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Claude Hud
A Claude Code plugin that shows what's happening - context usage, active tools, running agents, and todo progress
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/plugin marketplace add jarrodwatts/claude-hud
rtk
CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies
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brew install rtk| Metric | Claude Hud | rtk |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Plugin | Plugin |
| GitHub stars | 28,591 | 83,615 |
| Stars, last 7 days | +35 | +114 |
| Forks | 1,344 | 5,310 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | JavaScript | Rust |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Created | Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| Categories | Memory & knowledge, AI & LLM tooling | AI & LLM tooling |