headroom

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Compress tool outputs, logs, files, and RAG chunks before they reach the LLM. 60-95% fewer tokens, same answers. Library, proxy, MCP server.

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59,886

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Forks

4,460

Contributors

228

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Language

Python

Last push

2026-07-19

About headroom

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Why headroom is trending

Growth score: 80/100 week of 2026-07-20

Acceleration (40%)100
Relative velocity (30%)100
Downloads (20%)0
Activity (10%)100

Signal history

WeekScoreΔ★Signal
2026-07-2080+3,366🔥 Trending
2026-07-1356+3,366Stable
2026-07-0680+4,176🔥 Trending
2026-06-2980+7,084🔥 Trending
2026-06-2280+7,622🔥 Trending

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Frequently asked questions

Is headroom still maintained?
Yes — actively maintained. The last push was on 2026-07-19, with 228 contributors.
Is headroom growing?
Yes — it currently carries our trending signal, gaining 3,366 stars in the last 7 days. See the weekly signal history above.
What are the best headroom alternatives?
Closest by category and size in our data: privateGPT, LiteLLM, Scrapling MCP Server — full list with live signals above.

Topics

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)LLM Gateways & RoutingPrompt Engineeringmcpclaude-codecursorfastapillmanthropicopenaiagentproxyraglangchaincontext-engineeringcompressiontoken-optimizationcontext-windowprompt-engineeringtokens

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