Decision Workspace
assistant vs pitboss vs simple-claude-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
assistant
experimentalv1.1.0
Layer 3 super-app aggregating all claude_* CLI commands.
45
pitboss
experimentalv0.3.0
CLI that orchestrates coding agents (Claude Code and others) through a phased implementation plan, with automatic test/commit loops and a TUI dashboard
42
simple-claude-cli
growingv0.0.9
A simple command-line interface for interacting with Claude AI models
Core Metrics
| assistant | pitboss | simple-claude-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 45 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 29 | 52 | 5.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 40d ago | 15d ago | 424d ago |
| Age | 1m | 25d | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
assistant
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
pitboss
Maintenance
12
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
simple-claude-cli
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| assistant | pitboss | simple-claude-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.0.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 22 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 327KB | 18KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •assistant leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simple-claude-cli has the most downloads (5.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ simple-claude-cli has not been updated in over a year.
- •pitboss, simple-claude-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.