Decision Workspace
aether-agent-cli vs vtcode vs nucel-agent-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
aether-agent-cli
experimentalv0.7.24
CLI and ACP server for the Aether AI coding agent
57
vtcode
experimentalv0.128.4
A Rust-based terminal coding agent with modular architecture supporting multiple LLM providers
55
nucel-agent-core
experimentalv0.2.0
Core traits and types for Nucel agent-sdk — provider-agnostic AI coding agent abstraction
Core Metrics
| aether-agent-cli | vtcode | nucel-agent-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 57 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 27.3K | 948 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| Releases | 54 | 400 | 6 |
| Last Updated | today | 30d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 3m | 9m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
aether-agent-cli
Maintenance
20
Quality
9
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
vtcode
Maintenance
21
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
nucel-agent-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| aether-agent-cli | vtcode | nucel-agent-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.24 | 0.128.4 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 32 | 57 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 150KB | 1.4MB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtcode leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.