diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ralphex-fe.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ralphex-fe.yml
index e5f5902..a6c9b16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ralphex-fe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ralphex-fe.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       context: ralphex-fe
       dockerfile: ralphex-fe/Dockerfile
       version-tag: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version-tag }}
-      verify-command: 'bun --version && hugo version'
+      verify-command: 'bun --version && hugo version && rtk --version'
       extra-verify-script: |
         chromium-browser --no-sandbox --version && \
         test "$PLAYWRIGHT_CHROMIUM_EXECUTABLE_PATH" = "/usr/bin/chromium-browser" && \
diff --git a/.hadolint.yaml b/.hadolint.yaml
index c78cc9a..b691273 100644
--- a/.hadolint.yaml
+++ b/.hadolint.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ ignored:
   - DL3047 # avoid using wget; use curl
   - DL4001 # either use wget or curl, not both
 
+  # --platform on FROM is intentional for cross-compilation (e.g. building
+  # arm64 musl binaries natively on amd64 to avoid slow QEMU emulation).
+  - DL3029 # do not use --platform with FROM
+
+  # Dynamic FROM (e.g. FROM stage-${TARGETARCH}) references a build stage,
+  # not an untagged external image. Hadolint cannot resolve it statically.
+  - DL3006 # always tag image version explicitly
+
+  # Separate RUN instructions are intentional for Docker layer caching
+  # (e.g. apk install vs cargo install in builder stages).
+  - DL3059 # multiple consecutive RUN instructions
+
   # pipefail SHELL not required — only one pipe exists (bun install)
   # and curl -f already fails on HTTP errors.
   - DL4006 # set SHELL option -o pipefail before RUN with pipe
diff --git a/ralphex-fe/Dockerfile b/ralphex-fe/Dockerfile
index b501f95..571487c 100644
--- a/ralphex-fe/Dockerfile
+++ b/ralphex-fe/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,31 @@
 ARG BUN_VERSION=1.3.9
 ARG HUGO_VERSION=0.156.0
 ARG RALPHEX_VERSION=0.20.0
+ARG RTK_VERSION=0.26.0
+
+# ── RTK builder: amd64 (native musl build on Alpine) ───────────────────
+# rust:alpine already targets musl; just need musl-dev for C dependencies.
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 rust:alpine AS rtk-amd64
+ARG RTK_VERSION
+RUN apk add --no-cache musl-dev
+RUN cargo install --root /output \
+    --git https://github.com/rtk-ai/rtk.git --tag "v${RTK_VERSION}" --locked \
+    --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+
+# ── RTK builder: arm64 (cross-compile with pre-built musl toolchain) ───
+# messense/rust-musl-cross:aarch64-musl provides a complete aarch64 musl
+# cross-compiler (CC, linker, headers) pre-configured via .cargo/config.toml.
+# Runs natively on amd64 — no QEMU emulation.
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 messense/rust-musl-cross:aarch64-musl AS rtk-arm64
+ARG RTK_VERSION
+RUN cargo install --root /output \
+    --git https://github.com/rtk-ai/rtk.git --tag "v${RTK_VERSION}" --locked \
+    --target aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+
+# ── Select the correct builder based on target architecture ─────────────
+# BuildKit resolves TARGETARCH per platform; only the needed stage is built.
+ARG TARGETARCH
+FROM rtk-${TARGETARCH} AS rtk-builder
 
 # Extend the ralphex base image which provides the ralphex binary at /srv/ralphex
 # along with Claude Code, Codex, Node.js, git, ripgrep, and other development tools
@@ -62,6 +87,10 @@ RUN set -eux; \
     rm hugo.tar.gz hugo_checksums.txt; \
     hugo version
 
+# Copy RTK binary from the architecture-matched builder stage
+COPY --from=rtk-builder /output/bin/rtk /usr/local/bin/rtk
+RUN rtk --version
+
 # OCI labels for container metadata and GitHub Package integration
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/gatezh/devcontainer-images"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="Ralphex-fe: Frontend development image with Bun, Hugo Extended, Chromium, and Ralphex"
diff --git a/ralphex-fe/README.md b/ralphex-fe/README.md
index 9be6fb6..5f1d967 100644
--- a/ralphex-fe/README.md
+++ b/ralphex-fe/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ This is a standalone Docker image, not a devcontainer configuration. It can be u
 - **Bun 1.3.9** - Fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, and package manager
 - **Hugo Extended 0.155.3** - Full-featured static site generator with extended capabilities
 - **Chromium** - System browser for headless end-to-end testing
+- **RTK 0.26.0** - [Rust Token Killer](https://www.rtk-ai.app/) - CLI proxy to minimize LLM token consumption
 - **Git** - Version control (included from base)
 - **Zsh** - Modern shell (included from base)