Decision Workspace
ast-bro vs patchwork-cli vs splice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
ast-bro
experimentalv2.2.0
Fast, AST-based code-navigation: shape, public API, deps & call graphs, hybrid semantic search, structural rewrite. MCP server included.
43
patchwork-cli
experimentalv0.2.0
AST-native sed — find, replace, delete, and insert code by structure, not regex
56
splice
experimentalv2.6.13
Span-safe refactoring kernel for 7 languages with Magellan code graph integration
Core Metrics
| ast-bro | patchwork-cli | splice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 43 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 18 | 25 | 570 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 16d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 3d | 19d | 5m |
Health Breakdown
ast-bro
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
patchwork-cli
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
splice
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ast-bro | patchwork-cli | splice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.0 | 0.2.0 | 2.6.13 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 25 | 14 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 278KB | 36KB | 582KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •splice leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •patchwork-cli is pre-1.0 — API may change.