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How to install Maki and cut the tokens your coding agent spends with Maki

Install the Maki coding agent and use its index and code execution tools to read less and do more per call.

Short answer: Download the installer with curl -fsSL https://maki.sh/install.sh -o install.sh and read it with cat install.sh; then 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. All steps.

Who it is forA developer whose agent sessions burn through tokens by reading whole files.

The problemAgents that read entire files and call tools one by one fill the context window fast and cost more.

The outcomeA coding agent that reads file skeletons first and batches tool calls, with full visibility into what it reads.

What you need first

  • 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

Steps

  1. Download the installer with curl -fsSL https://maki.sh/install.sh -o install.sh and read it with cat install.sh
  2. Run it with chmod +x install.sh && sh install.sh, or use brew install maki
  3. Set your provider key, for example OPENAI_API_KEY or GEMINI_API_KEY
  4. Start Maki in your project and give it a task; watch the index tool read skeletons before full files

Prompt for your agent

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.

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.

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