RTK Optimizer Skill

Purpose: Automatically suggest RTK wrappers for high-verbosity commands to reduce token consumption.

How It Works

Detect high-verbosity commands in user requests
Suggest RTK wrapper if applicable
Execute with RTK when user confirms
Track savings over session

Supported Commands

Git (>70% reduction)

```
git log
```
→
```
rtk git log
```
(92.3% reduction)
```
git status
```
→
```
rtk git status
```
(76.0% reduction)
```
find
```
→
```
rtk find
```
(76.3% reduction)

Medium-Value (50-70% reduction)

```
git diff
```
→
```
rtk git diff
```
(55.9% reduction)
```
cat <large-file>
```
→
```
rtk read <file>
```
(62.5% reduction)

JS/TS Stack (70-90% reduction)

```
pnpm list
```
→
```
rtk pnpm list
```
(82% reduction)
```
pnpm test
```
/
```
vitest run
```
→
```
rtk vitest run
```
(90% reduction)

Rust Toolchain (80-90% reduction)

```
cargo test
```
→
```
rtk cargo test
```
(90% reduction)
```
cargo build
```
→
```
rtk cargo build
```
(80% reduction)
```
cargo clippy
```
→
```
rtk cargo clippy
```
(80% reduction)

Python & Go (90% reduction)

```
pytest
```
→
```
rtk python pytest
```
(90% reduction)
```
go test
```
→
```
rtk go test
```
(90% reduction)

GitHub CLI (79-87% reduction)

```
gh pr view
```
→
```
rtk gh pr view
```
(87% reduction)
```
gh pr checks
```
→
```
rtk gh pr checks
```
(79% reduction)

File Operations

```
ls
```
→
```
rtk ls
```
(condensed output)
```
grep
```
→
```
rtk grep
```
(filtered output)

Activation Examples

User: "Show me the git history" Skill: Detects

git log

→ Suggests

rtk git log

→ Explains 92.3% token savings

User: "Find all markdown files" Skill: Detects

find

→ Suggests

rtk find "*.md" .

→ Explains 76.3% savings

Installation Check

Before first use, verify RTK is installed:

bash

rtk --version  # Should output: rtk 0.16.0+

If not installed:

bash

# Homebrew (macOS/Linux)
brew install rtk-ai/tap/rtk

# Cargo (all platforms)
cargo install rtk

Usage Pattern

markdown

# When user requests high-verbosity command:

1. Acknowledge request
2. Suggest RTK optimization:
   "I'll use `rtk git log` to reduce token usage by ~92%"
3. Execute RTK command
4. Track savings (optional):
   "Saved ~13K tokens (baseline: 14K, RTK: 1K)"

Session Tracking

Optional: Track cumulative savings across session:

bash

# At session end
rtk gain  # Shows total token savings for session (SQLite-backed)

Edge Cases

Small outputs (<100 chars): Skip RTK (overhead not worth it)
Already using Claude tools: Grep/Read tools are already optimized
Multiple commands: Batch with RTK wrapper once, not per command

Configuration

Enable via CLAUDE.md:

markdown

## Token Optimization

Use RTK (Rust Token Killer) for high-verbosity commands:
- git operations (log, status, diff)
- package managers (pnpm, npm)
- build tools (cargo, go)
- test frameworks (vitest, pytest)
- file finding and reading

Metrics (Verified)

Based on real-world testing:

```
git log
```
: 13,994 chars → 1,076 chars (92.3% reduction)
```
git status
```
: 100 chars → 24 chars (76.0% reduction)
```
find
```
: 780 chars → 185 chars (76.3% reduction)
```
git diff
```
: 15,815 chars → 6,982 chars (55.9% reduction)
```
read file
```
: 163,587 chars → 61,339 chars (62.5% reduction)

Average: 72.6% token reduction

Limitations

446 stars on GitHub, actively maintained (30 releases in 23 days)
Not suitable for interactive commands
Rapid development cadence (check for breaking changes)

Recommendation

Use RTK for: git workflows, file operations, test frameworks, build tools, package managers Skip RTK for: small outputs, quick exploration, interactive commands

References

RTK GitHub: https://github.com/rtk-ai/rtk
RTK Website: https://www.rtk-ai.app/

Evaluation:

docs/resource-evaluations/rtk-evaluation.md

CLAUDE.md template:
```
examples/claude-md/rtk-optimized.md
```

rtk-optimizer

NPX Install

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SKILL.md Content

RTK Optimizer Skill

How It Works

Supported Commands

Git (>70% reduction)

Medium-Value (50-70% reduction)

JS/TS Stack (70-90% reduction)

Rust Toolchain (80-90% reduction)

Python & Go (90% reduction)

GitHub CLI (79-87% reduction)

File Operations

Activation Examples

Installation Check

Usage Pattern

Session Tracking

Edge Cases

Configuration

Metrics (Verified)

Limitations

Recommendation

References