rtk-optimizer

--- name: rtk-optimizer description: "Wrap high-verbosity shell commands with RTK to reduce token consumption. Use when running git log, git diff, cargo test, pytest, or other verbose CLI output that wastes context window tokens." version: 1.0.0 tags: [optimization, tokens, efficiency, git] effort: low --- # RTK Optimizer Skill **Purpose**: Automatically suggest RTK wrappers for high-verbosity commands to reduce token consumption. ## How It Works 1. **Detect high-verbosity commands** in user requests 2. **Suggest RTK wrapper** if applicable 3. **Execute with RTK** when user confirms 4. **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 ` → `rtk read ` (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`