Release Date: December 2025 License: Apache 2.0 Minimum Rust Version: 1.74
ReasonKit Core v0.1.0 is the initial public release of the AI Thinking Enhancement System. This release establishes the foundation for structured AI reasoning through the ThinkTools protocol architecture.
Tagline: Turn Prompts into Protocols
| Module | Shortcut | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| GigaThink | gt |
Multi-perspective expansion (10+ viewpoints) |
| LaserLogic | ll |
Precision deductive reasoning, fallacy detection |
| BedRock | br |
First principles decomposition, axiom rebuilding |
| ProofGuard | pg |
Multi-source verification, contradiction detection |
| BrutalHonesty | bh |
Adversarial self-critique, find flaws first |
rk think --profile quick "Fast 3-step analysis"
rk think --profile balanced "Standard 5-module chain"
rk think --profile deep "Thorough analysis with all modules"
rk think --profile paranoid "Maximum verification mode"
rk think --profile scientific "Research and experiments"# Core reasoning
rk think --profile <profile> "<query>"
# Deep research
rk web --depth <level> "<query>"
# RAG operations
rk query "<query>"
rk ingest <file>
# Verification
rk anchor --url <url> "<content>"
rk verify --hash <hash> "<content>"
# Trace management
rk trace list
rk trace export <id>- Hybrid Search: Vector + BM25 combination
- RRF Fusion: Reciprocal Rank Fusion for result combining
- Query Expansion: Automatic query variant generation
- Cross-Encoder Reranking: Precision improvement
- Qdrant Integration: Vector database support
- Tantivy BM25: Full-text search indexing
- In-Memory Mode: Development and testing
- OpenAI embeddings (ada-002, text-embedding-3-small/large)
- Local embeddings via ONNX (optional feature)
- Protocol Delta tools for verification
- Anchor/verify/lookup operations
| Gate | Command | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Build | cargo build --release |
✅ PASS |
| Lint | cargo clippy -- -D warnings |
✅ PASS |
| Format | cargo fmt --check |
✅ PASS |
| Tests | cargo test --lib |
✅ 187 tests passed |
qdrant-client1.10 - Vector databasetantivy0.22 - Full-text searchtokio1.x - Async runtimereqwest0.12 - HTTP clientserde1.0 - Serialization
local-embeddings- BGE-M3 ONNX inferencearf- Autonomous Reasoning Frameworkembedded-qdrant- Embedded mode
- Core operations: < 5ms latency
- Reranking: < 200ms for 20 candidates
- Memory efficient for large documents
N/A - Initial release
- Integration tests need API sync with library changes
--all-featuresrequires Rust-bert dependency fixes- Workspace profile configuration warning (non-blocking)
N/A - Initial release
- ReasonKit Team
# From source
cargo install --path .
# Or via release binary
curl -fsSL https://get.reasonkit.sh | bash"Designed, Not Dreamed. Turn Prompts into Protocols." https://reasonkit.sh