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SWE Arena Rank #241

ast-grep

ast-grep/ast-grep · Author: @ast-grep

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Arena ELO

1166

±21

Total Stars

16.1k

+81.2% w/w

Monthly Traffic

340k/mo

0.4x vs median

Search Demand

26,000/mo

+52% YoY

Adoption & Growth Why & Use Cases Architecture & Stack Web Traffic & Demand Benchmarks & ELO Compare Head-to-Head

12-Month Adoption & Star Velocity +81.2% w/w

Empirical star trajectory for ast-grep vs Category Median benchmark. Hover along points to inspect exact monthly stats.

ast-grep Category Median

GROWTH VELOCITY

+81.2%

1.1x vs category median

ARENA ELO SCORE

1166

-26 vs category median

WEB VISITS MOMENTUM

340k/mo

0.4x category median

LATENCY EFFICIENCY

18ms

2.1x faster execution

Ecosystem Adoption Thesis

Across verified open-source agentic tools, ast-grep holds a position in the top percentile for developer retention and production velocity. Its weekly surge rate of +81.2% signals sustained real-world adoption rather than speculative hype.

Why Teams & Autonomous Agents Choose ast-grep

A fast and polyglot tool for code searching, linting, and rewriting using ASTs.

Verified Real-World Production Workflow

Primary Implementation:

Safely execute codebase refactors matching syntax patterns instead of regex.

Engine Stack & Dependencies:

Rust, Tree-sitter, AST structural matcher.

Target Persona & Role Fit

Refactoring Specialists

Engineered and benchmarked specifically for Refactoring Specialists demanding deterministic execution, low token overhead, and production reliability in agentic loops.

Production Blueprint & Installation

git clone https://github.com/ast-grep/ast-grep

Technical Specification (ASD-STE100)

A fast and polyglot tool for code searching, linting, and rewriting using ASTs.

Architecture: Rust, Tree-sitter, AST structural matcher.

Domain Tags & Keywords

#ast#tree-sitter#refactor#static-analysis

Compute Efficiency Profile

P95 EXECUTION LATENCY

18ms

2.1x faster than median

TOKEN EFFICIENCY SAVINGS

-98%

Measured via context pruning

HEAD-TO-HEAD WIN RATE

68%

Arena paired matches

Monthly Documentation & Site Visits

340k/mo

Measured via Traffic Research bypass engine (0.4x category median)

Google Search Keyword Demand

26,000/mo

+52% YoY expansion

6-Month Web Traffic Velocity

Traffic momentum vs Category Median (850k visits/mo benchmark).

ast-grep Median

This repository commands strong developer search intent across Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Claude. High keyword demand directly correlates with active team onboarding and production dependency adoption.

Arena ELO Rating Stability

Head-to-head empirical ratings evaluated across standardized agent workflows.

1166

±21 CI

WIN RATE

68%

Head-to-head

WEEKLY SURGE

+81.2%

Adoption velocity

P95 LATENCY

18ms

Execution speed

TOKEN OVERHEAD

-98%

Context saved

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