# RTK review

> CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies

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

## RTK at a glance

- **Category:** [Coding agents](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/coding-agents/)
- **Website:** [www.rtk-ai.app](https://www.rtk-ai.app)

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

- Board rank: #82 overall, #38 in Coding agents, momentum score 67
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 1k; Aug 16: 934; Aug 23: 816; Aug 30: 1.3k; Sep 6: 1.2k; Sep 13: 1.1k; Sep 20: 818; Sep 27: 647; Oct 4: 669; Oct 11: 1k; Oct 18: 792; Oct 25: 759

## RTK alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [Cindy](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/makecindy-cindy/) | 8.8k | – |
| #2 | [OpenMausBot](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/milind-soni-openmausbot/) | 9.6k | – |
| #3 | [Orca](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/stablyai-orca/) | 111.7k | – |
| #4 | [OpenBot](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/copilotkit-openbot/) | 9.1k | – |
| #5 | [Agent Reach](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/) | 107.2k | – |
| #6 | [Skill Recorder](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/microsoft-skill-recorder/) | 5.6k | – |

## RTK FAQ

### How popular is RTK?

RTK has 85.1k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 759 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 920 a week. That made it #38 among AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to RTK?

Other AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: Cindy (#1), OpenMausBot (#2), Orca (#3), OpenBot (#4), Agent Reach (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

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