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iii-hq/iii vs rtk-ai/rtk

rtk-ai/rtk shows stronger signals overall

As of June 2026, rtk shows healthier maintenance signals than iii. rtk rates Healthy overall while iii rates Mixed. iii last saw a commit 1 month ago with 6+ active contributors, while rtk last saw a commit 1 month ago with 18+ active contributors. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.

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iii-hq/iii

Mixed

Missing license — unclear to depend on

ConcernsDependency

no license — legally unclear

ConcernsFork & modify

no license — can't legally use code

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

ConcernsDeploy as-is

no license — can't legally use code

  • No license — legally unclear to depend on
  • Last commit today
  • 6 active contributors
  • Distributed ownership (top contributor 32% of recent commits)
  • CI configured
  • Tests present

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency ConcernsMixed if: publish a permissive license (MIT, Apache-2.0, etc.)
  • Fork & modify ConcernsMixed if: add a LICENSE file
  • Deploy as-is ConcernsMixed if: add a LICENSE file

Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests

rtk-ai/rtk

Healthy

Healthy across the board

HealthyDependency

Permissive license, no critical CVEs, actively maintained — safe to depend on.

HealthyFork & modify

Has a license, tests, and CI — clean foundation to fork and modify.

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

HealthyDeploy as-is

No critical CVEs, sane security posture — runnable as-is.

  • Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 63% of recent commits
  • Last commit today
  • 18 active contributors
  • Apache-2.0 licensed
  • CI configured
  • Tests present

Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests

Signal-by-signal breakdown

iiirtk
Stars15,50143,729
Last commit1mo ago1mo ago
LicenseApache-2.0
Open issues35829
Has tests
Has CI
Test coverage23%21%
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture grade
Cycles
Bottom-lineMixed signalsHealthy signals

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