Project comparison

ECC vs Rtk

Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.

The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.

Best matched with other agent tools.

232.2K

Stars

+52.6K

Weekly

95/100

Health

Rtk

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

Best matched with other agent tools.

72.6K

Stars

+26.5K

Weekly

90/100

Health

Quick Take

Adoption

ECC has the larger GitHub footprint with 232.2K stars.

Momentum

ECC is currently growing faster at +52.6K stars this week.

Maintenance

ECC has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 95/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.

Side-by-side evidence

Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.

Signal	ECC	Rtk
Evidence status	Recently verified· 1d ago	Basic listing· 1d ago
GitHub stars	232.2K	72.6K
Weekly growth	+52.6K	+26.5K
Health score	Strong95/100

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