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Lean Ctx vs Rtk

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

Lean Ctx

LeanCTX — Context Intelligence for AI systems.

Best matched with other agent tools.

3.7K
Stars
+89
Weekly
91/100
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
85/100
Health

Quick Take

Adoption

Rtk has the larger GitHub footprint with 72.6K stars.

Momentum

Rtk is currently growing faster at +26.5K stars this week.

Maintenance

Lean Ctx has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 91/100. 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.

SignalLean CtxRtk
Evidence statusBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:18 UTCBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:18 UTC
GitHub stars3.7K72.6K
Weekly growth+89+26.5K
Health scoreStrong91/100Strong85/100
Contributors57125
Commits per week476.239.8
Open issues131.7K
LanguageRustRust
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Last commit2026-09-07 07:37 UTC2026-07-22 15:28 UTC
Last releasev3.10.1v0.43.0

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