Decision Workspace
brainwires-mcp vs turbomcp vs turbomcp-protocol
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
brainwires-mcp
experimentalv0.6.0
MCP client, transport, and protocol types for the Brainwires Agent Framework
69
turbomcp
growingv3.0.10
Rust SDK for Model Context Protocol (MCP) with zero-boilerplate macros and WASM support
67
turbomcp-protocol
growingv3.0.10
Complete MCP protocol implementation with types, traits, context management, and message handling
Core Metrics
| brainwires-mcp | turbomcp | turbomcp-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 69 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 123 | 13.1K | 15.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 123 | 2.4K | 2.8K |
| Dependents | 13 | 59 | 652 |
| Releases | 6 | 69 | 69 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 18d | 7m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
brainwires-mcp
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
turbomcp
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
turbomcp-protocol
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| brainwires-mcp | turbomcp | turbomcp-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 3.0.10 | 3.0.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 25 | 40 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 74KB | 205KB |
| Features | 3 | 17 | 16 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.91 | 1.89.0 | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbomcp leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbomcp-protocol has the most downloads (15.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •turbomcp-protocol is depended on by 652 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •brainwires-mcp is pre-1.0 — API may change.