# ripwire review

> The ripgrep of AI context: a zero-dependency C++23 CLI + MCP server for coding agents. Find what you want without reading the repo, then check you built what you meant — blast radius, tests-to-run, quality deltas. Signatures at 74.7% fewer bytes than bodies; every guess labelled, every loss published. Paddle out with a map.

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/redhat-et-ripwire/

## ripwire at a glance

- **Category:** [MCP and agent tools](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/mcp-servers/)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #242 overall, #34 in MCP and agent tools, momentum score 39
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 1; Aug 16: 1; Aug 23: 0; Aug 30: 0; Sep 6: 1.9k; Sep 13: 344; Sep 20: 76; Sep 27: 45; Oct 4: 45; Oct 11: 25; Oct 18: 23; Oct 25: 27

## ripwire alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [REA](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/morluto-rea/) | 415.5k | 760.6k |
| #2 | [ha-mcp](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/homeassistant-ai-ha-mcp/) | 5.4k | 118.1k |
| #3 | [Treg](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/superdesigndev-treg/) | 6.9k | 6.7k |
| #4 | [Chrome DevTools MCP](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp/) | 54.6k | 2.7M |
| #5 | [codebase-memory-mcp](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/deusdata-codebase-memory-mcp/) | 47.9k | – |
| #6 | [open-computer-use](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/ifuryst-open-computer-use/) | 2.8k | – |

## ripwire FAQ

### How popular is ripwire?

ripwire has 2.5k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 27 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 208 a week. That made it #34 among MCP servers and agent tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to ripwire?

Other MCP servers and agent tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: REA (#1), ha-mcp (#2), Treg (#3), Chrome DevTools MCP (#4), codebase-memory-mcp (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)