Decision Workspace
trimcp vs mcp-rtk vs lean-ctx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
trimcp
experimentalv0.1.0
MCP proxy that reduces LLM token costs by 60–90% through compression and caching
47
mcp-rtk
experimentalv1.4.0
Token-optimizing MCP proxy - sits between Claude and upstream MCP servers, compressing tool responses by 60-90%
51
lean-ctx
experimentalv2.7.0
Context Intelligence Engine with CCP. 23 MCP tools, 90+ compression patterns, cross-session memory (CCP), persistent AI knowledge, multi-agent sharing, LITM-aware positioning. Reduces LLM token consumption by up to 99%.
Core Metrics
| trimcp | mcp-rtk | lean-ctx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 47 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 12 | 102 | 703 |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 102 | 706 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 14d ago | today |
| Age | 8d | 15d | 4d |
Health Breakdown
trimcp
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
mcp-rtk
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
lean-ctx
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| trimcp | mcp-rtk | lean-ctx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.4.0 | 2.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 16 | 34 |
| Crate Size | 63KB | 470KB | 218KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lean-ctx leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •trimcp is pre-1.0 — API may change.