Decision Workspace
agent-search vs duckduckgo-search-cli vs crabtalk-search
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
agent-search
experimentalv0.5.1
Unified multi-provider search CLI for AI agents — 12 providers, 14 modes, email verification, one binary
52
duckduckgo-search-cli
experimentalv0.6.3
CLI in Rust to search DuckDuckGo via pure HTTP, with structured output for LLM consumption.
46
crabtalk-search
experimentalv0.0.22
Meta search engine CLI with aggregated results from multiple backends
Core Metrics
| agent-search | duckduckgo-search-cli | crabtalk-search | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 52 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 260 | 286 | 167 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 13 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 44d ago | 38d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
agent-search
Maintenance
11
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
duckduckgo-search-cli
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
crabtalk-search
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| agent-search | duckduckgo-search-cli | crabtalk-search | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 0.6.3 | 0.0.22 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 28 | 26 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 118KB | 269KB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •duckduckgo-search-cli leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.