rtk-ai/rtk

Claude fails to use `rtk proxy` because of quotes

Open

#388 opened on Mar 6, 2026

View on GitHub
 (2 comments) (1 reaction) (0 assignees)Rust (2,914 forks)batch import
P2-importantarea:clibugeffort-smallenhancementgood first issuepriority:medium

Repository metrics

Stars
 (48,085 stars)
PR merge metrics
 (Avg merge 11d 1h) (45 merged PRs in 30d)

Description

I just witnessed Claude Code run:

rtk proxy 'head -50 app/Models/Domaine.php'
Error: Failed to execute command: head -50 app/Models/Domaine.php

Caused by:
    No such file or directory (os error 2)

After debugging I figured out that it should have run:

rtk proxy head -50 app/Models/Domaine.php

i.e. because of the quotes it messed up the invocation.

Should:

  • Claude instructions be clarified to avoid CC adding quotes?
  • or rtk proxy automatically un-quote if it gets 1 argument with quotes?

Contributor guide

Research direction
Examine the argument parsing logic in rtk proxy and determine if automatic unquoting or documentation update is the better fix.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
GitRust
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70