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Install rtk token-compression proxy into agent containers. Routes Bash tool calls through rtk for 60–90% token savings on dev commands (git, cargo, pytest, docker, kubectl, etc.).
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---name: add-rtk
description: Install rtk token-compression proxy into agent containers. Routes Bash tool calls through rtk for 60–90% token savings on dev commands (git, cargo, pytest, docker, kubectl, etc.).
---# Add rtk
Install [rtk](https://github.com/rtk-ai/rtk) — a CLI proxy delivering 60–90% token savings on common dev commands (git, cargo, pytest, docker, kubectl, etc.) — and wire it transparently into agent containers via the Claude Code `PreToolUse` hook.
## What this sets up
- `rtk` binary at `~/.local/bin/rtk` on the host
- `~/.local/bin/rtk` mounted read-only at `/usr/local/bin/rtk` inside the target agent group's containers
- `PreToolUse` hook in the agent group's `settings.json` so every Bash call is automatically filtered through rtk — no CLAUDE.md instructions needed
## Integration tests
This skill has **no in-tree integration test** by design. Its only functional reach-ins are runtime operator actions — the host-only `ncl groups config add-mount` (Step 3) and the `settings.json` `PreToolUse` hook write (Step 4) — neither of which leaves a line in the source tree whose deletion a test could catch. There are no package dependencies or Dockerfile edits to guard either. Conformance is idempotent apply + `REMOVE.md`; the mount and hook are verified at runtime (see Verify).
## Step 1 — Install rtk on the host
```bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rtk-ai/rtk/refs/heads/master/install.sh | sh
```
If the script put the binary elsewhere, move it:
Note the group ID (e.g. `ag-1776342942165-ptgddd`). Repeat Steps 3–5 for each group.
## Step 3 — Mount rtk into the container config
Mount the host rtk binary read-only into the container with the host-only `add-mount` verb. It is idempotent — re-running skips the entry if it is already present:
```bash
ncl groups config add-mount --id <group-id> \
--host ~/.local/bin/rtk \
--container /usr/local/bin/rtk \
--ro
```
This verb is operator-only and runs host-side (via `/setup`, `/customize`, or `/manage-mounts`); it is rejected from inside a container.
The host root (`~/.local/bin`) must also be in the external mount allowlist at `~/.config/nanoclaw/mount-allowlist.json` for the mount to take effect at spawn. Add it there if it isn't already.
Verify:
```bash
ncl groups config get --id <group-id>
# Look for the /usr/local/bin/rtk mount
```
## Step 4 — Add the PreToolUse hook to settings.json
This file is mounted at `/home/node/.claude/settings.json` inside the container and is read by Claude Code for hooks, env, and model config.
Add the `PreToolUse` entry with `jq`. This drops any existing rtk Bash hook first, then appends a fresh one, so it is safe to re-run without creating duplicates:
