ratel
✅ Recently maintainedContext engineering for AI agents. ~80% fewer tokens. Fix tool overload. Skills and memory with in-process BM25 and semantic retrieval. Progressive Disclosure. No vector DB.
Rust · MIT · Last push 2026-11-02
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Get the project
git clone https://github.com/ratel-ai/ratel.gitCloning downloads the source. For dependencies and installation, follow the project README.
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