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tontinton/maki

An efficient AI coding agent extendable by neovim-like Lua plugins observed · 2026-09-07

github.com/tontinton/maki · homepage · Rust · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-09-07

Health v2 · maintenance only

79/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 88
  • Longevity 14
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-08. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 1.0
  • age_days: 206
  • days_rel: 1
  • days_push: 1
  • n_releases_24m: 67

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1006 stars · 122 forks observed · 2026-09-07

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-07, confidence 0.9

Maki is a terminal-based AI coding agent written in Rust, optimized for minimal context token usage with tools like tree-sitter file indexing, sandboxed code execution, and model-tiered subagents. It is extensible with neovim-style Lua plugins and offers a fast ratatui TUI with fine-grained permission control.

Use cases

  • run an AI coding agent in the terminal with minimal token usage
  • extend an AI coding assistant with custom Lua plugins
  • delegate coding tasks to subagents using cheaper models
  • get precise permission checks on bash commands run by an AI agent
  • keep long-term memory across AI coding sessions
  • review and navigate subagent work in a TUI

When to choose

  • you want a fast, token-efficient terminal AI coding agent
  • you want neovim-like Lua extensibility
  • you care about transparent permissions and full visibility of agent actions

When to avoid

  • you prefer IDE-integrated agents like Copilot or Cursor
  • you need a GUI-based coding assistant
  • you rely on a JavaScript/Node plugin ecosystem

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

agent-framework llm-inference plugin-system terminal-ui developer-tools developer-tools large-language-models cli rust cross-platform ai-coding-agent tui lua-plugins context-efficiency tree-sitter subagents neovim-like-plugins ai-agents command-line terminal-ui

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