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 "generated": "2026-11-01",
 "id": "tontinton-maki--install-maki-and-code-with-fewer-tokens",
 "repo": "tontinton/maki",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/tontinton/maki",
 "repo_slug": "tontinton-maki",
 "title": "Install Maki and cut the tokens your coding agent spends",
 "page_title": "How to install Maki and cut the tokens your coding agent spends with Maki",
 "summary": "Install the Maki coding agent and use its index and code execution tools to read less and do more per call.",
 "who": "A developer whose agent sessions burn through tokens by reading whole files.",
 "problem": "Agents that read entire files and call tools one by one fill the context window fast and cost more.",
 "outcome": "A coding agent that reads file skeletons first and batches tool calls, with full visibility into what it reads.",
 "steps": [
  "Download the installer with `curl -fsSL https://maki.sh/install.sh -o install.sh` and read it with `cat install.sh`",
  "Run it with `chmod +x install.sh && sh install.sh`, or use `brew install maki`",
  "Set your provider key, for example OPENAI_API_KEY or GEMINI_API_KEY",
  "Start Maki in your project and give it a task; watch the index tool read skeletons before full files"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Install tontinton/maki, configure it with <provider>, and run it on <repo> to <task>. Report how many lines it read and which tools it used.",
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  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "15 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "This card is written from the tontinton/maki README, not from a test run by Deduped. Before you start, make sure you have Linux, macOS or Windows. Check the repo for newer instructions before you rely on these steps.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "rust",
 "requirements": [
  "Linux, macOS or Windows",
  "An API key or sign-in for a supported provider, or a local Ollama or llama.cpp server",
  "Optional: rtk installed for smaller bash output"
 ],
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 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
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 "score": 1.0,
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