tim-hub/rtk-setup

RTK Setup

RTK (Rust Token Killer) is a CLI proxy that reduces token usage 60-90% on dev operations by filtering and compressing command output before it reaches Claude.

Step 1: Install rtk

Check if rtk is already installed:

rtk --version 2>/dev/null && echo "installed" || echo "missing"

• If installed: skip installation and proceed to Step 2.
• If missing: install via Homebrew:

  brew install rtk
  

Step 2: Initialize rtk globally

Run rtk init in global mode with auto-patching enabled:

rtk init -g --auto-patch

This patches the global Claude Code hook configuration so all shell commands are transparently proxied through rtk.

Step 3: Disable telemetry

rtk telemetry disable

Step 4: Verify installation

Run a quick verification to confirm everything is working:

rtk --version
rtk gain

Expected output from rtk gain: token savings analytics dashboard. If you see "command not found", check for a name collision with reachingforthejack/rtk (Rust Type Kit) — run which rtk to confirm the correct binary is on PATH.

Completion

Report:

• Whether rtk was already installed or freshly installed
• Confirmation that rtk init -g --auto-patch completed
• Confirmation that telemetry was disabled
• Output of rtk gain to show it's working