Who it is forA team lead whose company restricts BUSL-licensed tools.
The problemThe full edition includes BUSL-1.1 components.
The outcomeRTK hooks and filters under an Apache-2.0-only build.
What you need first
- macOS, Linux or Windows
- A supported coding agent
Steps
- Uninstall any existing RTK edition
- Install the rtk-oss edition
- Run your agent's RTK init command
- Check
rtk --version
Prompt for your agent
Install the rtk-oss edition, configure it for <agent>, and confirm `rtk --version` reports the OSS build.
Caveat. rtk-proxy, which compresses API traffic, is BUSL-1.1.
Use this in your AI agent
Ask your agent
Using the Deduped MCP, get the setup steps for rtk-ai/rtk and "Use the Apache-only edition for license-sensitive teams"
Add Deduped to Claude Code once
claude mcp add --transport http deduped https://dedupedai.com/mcp
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