Comparison
Claude Code vs rtk
rtk has more GitHub stars (83,568 vs 27). rtk was updated more recently (last commit 5h ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Claude Code
Refactored fork of the sourcemap-leaked Claude Code CLI
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git clone https://github.com/Icarus603/claude-code
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 Code | rtk |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Plugin | Plugin |
| GitHub stars | 27 | 83,568 |
| Stars, last 7 days | n/a | +67 |
| Forks | 4 | 5,303 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| License | n/a | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 1d ago | 5h ago |
| Created | Apr 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| Categories | AI & LLM tooling | AI & LLM tooling |