Decision Workspace
agent-relay vs brainwires vs aura-zones
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
agent-relay
experimentalv0.4.1
Agent-to-agent messaging for AI coding tools. Local or networked — run a relay server and let Claude talk to Gemini across the internet.
50
brainwires
experimentalv0.11.0
The Brainwires Agent Framework — build any AI application in Rust
43
aura-zones
experimentalv0.1.0
File and function ownership zones for multi-agent codebases. Mutex for AI agents — claim, detect collisions, coordinate.
Core Metrics
| agent-relay | brainwires | aura-zones | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 50 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 137 | 165 | 14 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 43d ago | 5d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
agent-relay
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
brainwires
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
aura-zones
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| agent-relay | brainwires | aura-zones | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.11.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 36 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 47KB | 90KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •agent-relay leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •brainwires has the most downloads (165), suggesting wider adoption.