ReclaimLLM (RCLM) goes beyond basic API proxy logging. It provides a full-spectrum AI Control Plane that records native CLI agent tools, file diffs, browser tabs, and proxy calls—giving you session replay, active context compression, and enterprise DLP control.
Helicone is an observability proxy for logging production API requests, monitoring latency, and performing prompt management.ReclaimLLM (RCLM) is built for the era of agentic AI coding assistants. In addition to a local LiteLLM API proxy, ReclaimLLM natively hooks into Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, Cursor, and Antigravity to capture structured tool execution logs and file diffs. It actively compresses token context window consumption before calls are sent, saving engineering teams up to 40% on tool-result tokens in repetitive workloads (16.5% overall in benchmark replays).
| Capability | ReclaimLLM (RCLM) | Helicone |
|---|---|---|
| Capture Surface | CLI Hooks + API Proxy + Browser Extension | API Proxy Header Routing |
| Agent Tool & File Diff Capture | ✓ Full step-by-step tool inputs & code diffs | ✕ Raw HTTP request/response only |
| Token Context Window Compression | ✓ Active read caching, exec compaction, loop breaking | ✕ None (Passive monitoring only) |
| API Cost & Usage Attribution | ✓ Developer, team, model & project attribution | Cost tracking by header / customer ID |
| Default DLP Secret Masking | ✓ Recursive .env and credential redaction before model | Post-ingest regex rules |
| On-Prem VPC Hosting | ✓ Self-hosted open-source server option | Self-hosted Docker option |
Helicone records API request and response JSON payloads. For simple text completions this is fine, but for modern coding agents (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Antigravity) raw HTTP payloads obscure what actually happened.
ReclaimLLM reconstructs the full session timeline—showing every step, tool call, shell execution result, and before-and-after file diff. When an agent breaks your code or runs a bad command, you can inspect the exact diff instead of digging through raw JSON payloads.
Helicone tells you how much money you spent after the invoice arrives. ReclaimLLM actively prevents token waste before requests hit the LLM:
Avoid re-sending unchanged file contents on repeated reads.
Summarize long terminal outputs and build logs automatically.
Detect and halt repeated failing agent calls before runaway billing.
Helicone is primarily an API proxy for backend LLM request logging, prompt management, and latency monitoring. ReclaimLLM (RCLM) is a complete AI Control Plane. ReclaimLLM captures not only API proxy calls, but also native CLI agent sessions (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Antigravity) with structured tool execution and file diffs, browser extensions, and built-in active context window compression to save token costs.
Yes. Native CLI hooks in ReclaimLLM record tool execution inputs and outputs, as well as before-and-after file diffs for every file an AI coding agent creates or edits.
Yes. ReclaimLLM offers an open-source server layer that can be deployed inside your organization's VPC or private cloud, ensuring sensitive prompts and session data never leave your infrastructure.
Choose Helicone if your main goal is logging production backend API requests, testing prompt templates, and analyzing proxy latency. Choose ReclaimLLM if you need developer-wide AI session capture across CLI coding tools, browser tabs, and proxy calls, complete with session replay, file diffs, context compression, and DLP governance.
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