Decision Workspace
albert-runtime vs mcp2cli vs zero-claw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
albert-runtime
experimentalv1.5.0
Conversation runtime for Albert CLI — session management, MCP, OAuth, bash execution, tool use and compaction
44
mcp2cli
experimentalv0.1.6
Turn any Model Context Protocol server into a native command-line application — typed --flags from JSON Schema, multi-transport, daemon mode, and shell-friendly output formats.
43
zero-claw
experimentalv0.1.2
The absolute core. A minimal Rust agent runtime.
Core Metrics
| albert-runtime | mcp2cli | zero-claw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 44 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 783 | 61 | 141 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 113 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 23 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 46d ago | 4d ago | 132d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
albert-runtime
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
mcp2cli
Maintenance
14
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
zero-claw
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| albert-runtime | mcp2cli | zero-claw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.0 | 0.1.6 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 27 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 72KB | 483KB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •albert-runtime leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •albert-runtime is depended on by 113 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mcp2cli, zero-claw are pre-1.0 — API may change.