Container Commands - RTK (Rust Token Killer)

Overview

RTK provides token-optimized alternatives for Docker and Kubernetes commands. Achieve 80%+ token savings through:

Compact lists: Tabular format with essential info only
Aggregation: Show counts and summaries
Smart truncation: Limit output to most relevant items
Deduplication: Collapse repeated log lines

Docker Commands

rtk docker ps

Compact container list with essential details.

Examples

$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                    COMMAND                  CREATED         STATUS         PORTS                    NAMES
abc123456789   nginx:latest             "/docker-entrypoint.…"   2 hours ago     Up 2 hours     0.0.0.0:8080->80/tcp    web-server
def987654321   postgres:14-alpine       "docker-entrypoint.s…"   3 hours ago     Up 3 hours     0.0.0.0:5432->5432/tcp  db
ghi555666777   redis:7-alpine           "docker-entrypoint.s…"   1 day ago       Up 1 day       0.0.0.0:6379->6379/tcp  cache
...
# 20+ lines, ~900 tokens

Features

Container ID: Truncated to 12 chars
Name: Container name
Image: Short image name (strip registry prefix)
Ports: Compact port mapping
Truncation: Max 15 containers shown

Implementation

From src/container.rs:docker_ps():

// Uses docker --format for structured output
docker ps --format "{{.ID}}\t{{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Image}}\t{{.Ports}}"

// Compacts port mappings
"0.0.0.0:8080->80/tcp, 0.0.0.0:8443->443/tcp" → "8080:80,8443:443"

rtk docker images

Compact image list with size aggregation.

Examples

$ docker images
REPOSITORY               TAG       IMAGE ID       CREATED         SIZE
nginx                    latest    abc123456789   2 weeks ago     142MB
postgres                 14-alpine def987654321   3 weeks ago     231MB
redis                    7-alpine  ghi555666777   1 month ago     32MB
node                     18-alpine jkl888999000   2 months ago    174MB
...
# 20+ lines, ~800 tokens

Features

Total size: Aggregated across all images
Short names: Repository:tag format
Size units: Automatic MB/GB conversion
Truncation: Max 15 images shown

rtk docker logs

Deduplicated container logs.

Examples

$ docker logs web-server --tail 50
2024-01-23 10:00:01 GET /api/users 200
2024-01-23 10:00:02 GET /api/users 200
2024-01-23 10:00:03 GET /api/users 200
2024-01-23 10:00:04 GET /api/posts 200
2024-01-23 10:00:05 GET /api/users 200
...
# 50 lines, ~1500 tokens

Features

Deduplication: Collapse repeated lines with count
Timestamp preservation: Keep first occurrence timestamp
Error highlighting: Preserve all error lines
Tail support: Works with --tail flag

Kubernetes Commands

rtk kubectl pods

Compact pod list with namespace support.

Examples

$ kubectl get pods
NAME                                READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
web-deployment-abc123-xyz456        1/1     Running   0          2d
api-deployment-def789-uvw123        1/1     Running   1          5d
worker-deployment-ghi456-rst789     2/2     Running   0          1d
db-statefulset-0                    1/1     Running   0          10d
...
# 20+ lines, ~900 tokens

Features

Ready status: Container ready count
Restart count: Show if > 0
Status icons: ✓ (Running), ✗ (Failed), ⏸ (Pending)
Namespace: Optional -n flag support

rtk kubectl services

Compact service list.

Examples

$ kubectl get svc
NAME           TYPE        CLUSTER-IP      EXTERNAL-IP   PORT(S)          AGE
web-service    ClusterIP   10.96.0.1       <none>        80/TCP           10d
api-service    NodePort    10.96.0.2       <none>        8080:30080/TCP   5d
db-service     ClusterIP   10.96.0.3       <none>        5432/TCP         20d
...
# 15+ lines, ~700 tokens

Features

Service type: ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer
Cluster IP: Internal IP
Port mapping: Internal → external (for NodePort)
Truncation: Max 15 services

rtk kubectl logs

Deduplicated pod logs.

Examples

$ kubectl logs web-deployment-abc123-xyz456 --tail=50
2024-01-23 10:00:01 INFO: Server started on port 8080
2024-01-23 10:00:02 INFO: Request received GET /health
2024-01-23 10:00:03 INFO: Request received GET /health
2024-01-23 10:00:04 INFO: Request received GET /health
2024-01-23 10:00:05 INFO: Request received GET /api/users
...
# 50 lines, ~1800 tokens

Features

Deduplication: Collapse repeated log lines
Multi-container: Works with -c container flag
Follow mode: Compatible with -f flag
Namespace: Works with -n flag

Common Patterns

Container Lists

All list commands follow this pattern:

Execute with --format for structured output
Parse fields (ID, name, image, status, ports)
Compact long strings (truncate IDs, strip registry)
Group similar items
Show count + top N items

Log Deduplication

All log commands use this algorithm:

// From src/log_cmd.rs
for line in logs {
    if line == previous_line {
        count += 1
    } else {
        if count > 1 {
            output.push(format!("{} (x{})", previous_line, count))
        } else {
            output.push(previous_line)
        }
        count = 1
        previous_line = line
    }
}

Exit Code Preservation

All container commands preserve exit codes:

rtk docker ps || echo "Docker daemon not running"
rtk kubectl get pods -n production || echo "Namespace not found"

Implementation Reference

Key functions in src/container.rs:

docker_ps(): Parses docker ps --format output
docker_images(): Aggregates image sizes
docker_logs(): Deduplicates log lines
kubectl_pods(): Parses kubectl get pods -o json
kubectl_services(): Parses service JSON
kubectl_logs(): Deduplicates pod logs

Port Compaction

// From src/container.rs:compact_ports()
"0.0.0.0:8080->80/tcp, 0.0.0.0:8443->443/tcp"
↓
"8080:80,8443:443"

Strips:

0.0.0.0: prefix
/tcp suffix
Whitespace

Image Name Shortening

// From src/container.rs:docker_images()
"registry.example.com/org/nginx:latest"
↓
"nginx:latest"

Token Savings Summary

Command	Standard Tokens	RTK Tokens	Savings
`docker ps` (10 containers)	900	180	-80%
`docker images` (15 images)	800	150	-81%
`docker logs --tail 50`	1,500	450	-70%
`kubectl get pods` (20 pods)	900	180	-80%
`kubectl logs --tail 50`	1,800	400	-78%

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​Overview

​Docker Commands

​rtk docker ps

​Examples

​Features

​Implementation

​rtk docker images

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​rtk docker logs

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​Kubernetes Commands

​rtk kubectl pods

​Examples

​Features

​rtk kubectl services

​Examples

​Features

​rtk kubectl logs

​Examples

​Features

​Common Patterns

​Container Lists

​Log Deduplication

​Exit Code Preservation

​Implementation Reference

​Port Compaction

​Image Name Shortening

​Token Savings Summary

​Next Steps

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Overview

Docker Commands

rtk docker ps

Examples

Features

Implementation

rtk docker images

Examples

Features

rtk docker logs

Examples

Features

Kubernetes Commands

rtk kubectl pods

Examples

Features

rtk kubectl services

Examples

Features

rtk kubectl logs

Examples

Features

Common Patterns

Container Lists

Log Deduplication

Exit Code Preservation

Implementation Reference

Port Compaction

Image Name Shortening

Token Savings Summary

Next Steps