0.9.15 New version of Boost released
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$ how-boost-is-different

Command compression that proves it helped.

Boost measures task success, preserves recovery, and learns from every rollback.

The short answer

Compression ratio is not the outcome

Boost measures whether agents still finish the work.

Terminal-Bench pass rate
30.9% both cohorts
Estimated cost
−11.9%
Evaluated workload
81 tasks

Terminal-Bench 2.0, Claude Code with Haiku 4.5, 81 tasks. Methodology.

The Boost advantage

Why Boost is the better command-output choice

All four reduce tokens, but at different layers. RTK compresses commands, Headroom compresses the wider context stream, and Caveman shortens assistant replies. Boost stays at the command boundary and adds a measurable safety loop: preserve requested detail, recover hidden output, learn from every retrieval, and verify that agents still complete the task.

Capability Boost RTK HR Cave
Command output compression ✓ ✓ ✓ ×
Full-context and RAG compression × × ✓ ×
Assistant reply compression × × × ✓
Command output recovery ✓ ✓ ✓ ×
Explicit verbose flags preserve command detail ✓ ✓ × ×
Native approval sees original executable ✓ × — —
Boost learning loop
Retrieval records filter, version, and reason ✓ × × ×
Disables filters that repeatedly hide useful detail ✓ × × ×
End-to-end agent task + cost A/B ✓ × × ×

✓ documented capability · × not a documented primary capability · — not applicable at that layer. Public project docs reviewed July 19, 2026.

Approval safety compares whether the host sees the original executable. RTK separately evaluates host permission rules before rewriting.

The honest summary

Does better
Task-level proof, native approval visibility, versioned rollback learning, and OTLP evidence.
Also does
Flag-aware command compression and raw-output recovery.
Does not do
RAG or full-context compression, or shorter assistant replies.

When you do not need Boost

Skip it if your agent rarely runs shell commands or your main problem is verbose replies.

Data, telemetry, and preview status

Redacted originals stay local. Boost sends product telemetry to JFrog under the Preview Agreement. External OTLP export is optional.

Preview Agreement OTLP configuration Design philosophy

Try it on your workload

Let your numbers decide

Run one session. Open boost report.

Install Boost
Install Boost 
curl -fsSL https://boost.jfrog.com/install.sh | bash