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killi
Open-source AI coding agent for your terminal, written in Rust. One 7 MB native binary for Apple Silicon Macs, ~18 MB RAM, 70–90% prompt-cache hits. Works with OpenAI, Anthropic and any compatible LLM; MCP, subagents, plan mode, skills, hooks, AGENTS.md. A lightweight Claude Code / Codex CLI alternative.
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18.2% fork ratio
License: MIT
Selection & positioning guide
Structured overview of delivery form, target scenarios, and licensing boundaries
Positioning & delivery
Categorized under Skills & Plugins and delivered as MCP servers / Agent rules / CLI tools, covering AI agents, Terminal & CLI workflows.
Stack & community signals
Built primarily with Rust. Community scale is summarized in the metrics above; use the star history and commit activity below to judge the quality and durability of its growth.
License & maintenance check
Licensed under MIT with status "Recently maintained". Verify dependency requirements and the upstream LICENSE before production adoption.
Star history & growth
Based on collected snapshots
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| Date | Stars |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | 0 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 |
| 2026-10-20 | 0 |
| 2026-10-21 | 0 |
| 2026-10-22 | 0 |
| 2026-10-23 | 0 |
| 2026-10-24 | 0 |
| 2026-10-25 | 0 |
| 2026-10-26 | 0 |
| 2026-10-27 | 0 |
| 2026-10-28 | 1 |
| 2026-10-29 | 6 |
| 2026-10-30 | 14 |
| 2026-10-31 | 21 |
| 2026-11-01 | 29 |
| 2026-11-02 | 35 |
| 2026-11-03 | 44 |
| 2026-11-04 | 44 |
| 2026-11-05 | 44 |
| 2026-11-06 | 44 |
| 2026-11-07 | 44 |
| 2026-11-08 | 44 |
| 2026-11-09 | 49 |
| 2026-11-10 | 50 |
| 2026-11-11 | 52 |
| 2026-11-12 | 53 |
| 2026-11-13 | 54 |
| 2026-11-14 | 55 |
| 2026-11-15 | 55 |
Project profile
Repository metadata & lifecycle signals
- License
- MIT
- Delivery form
- MCP servers · Agent rules
- Latest release
- 2026-10-31
- Last push
- 2026-11-15
- Created
- 2026-10-21 (1 mo)
- Fork / Star ratio
- 18.2%
Get the source & start here
Cloning downloads source; follow official setup and dependency instructions.
git clone https://github.com/timwuhaotian/killi.gitAfter cloning, enter the project directory · cd killi
GitRank Project Score
5-dimension model · 75% input coverage
Good
- MaintenanceRecent push & release cadence
- 30 / 30
- Delivery informationSetup docs, examples & prerequisites
- 13 / 25
- Community signalsStar scale & fork participation
- 11 / 20
- Recent growth7-day net gain & momentum
- 2 / 15
- Usage informationDescription, license & homepage
- 10 / 10
Computed automatically from repository activity, documentation structure, community signals, and recent growth.
Frequently Asked Questions about killi
Is timwuhaotian/killi still actively maintained in 2026?+
timwuhaotian/killi is currently rated "Recently maintained" with a GitRank engineering score of 66/100. Its latest recorded code push was on 2026-11-15, with the latest tagged release on 2026-10-31.
Can I use timwuhaotian/killi for commercial projects?+
Yes. timwuhaotian/killi uses the permissive MIT open-source license, which generally permits commercial use, modification, private deployment, and distribution provided copyright notices are retained.
What are the best open-source alternatives to timwuhaotian/killi?+
Top actively maintained open-source alternatives and comparable projects to timwuhaotian/killi in Skills & Plugins include trailhq/Trail-Code (11,281 stars), WenyuChiou/awesome-agentic-ai-zh (8,779 stars), davila7/claude-code-templates (33,668 stars). Follow the internal links below to compare their architecture and licensing.
How fast is timwuhaotian/killi growing on GitHub?+
Net Star change over the past 7 days: +11 Stars.