Decision Workspace
claude-agent-rs vs anthropic-async vs pulsehive-anthropic
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
claude-agent-rs
experimentalv1.0.0
Lightweight AI coding agent in Rust — runs Claude on your Max subscription for $0. 8 built-in tools, MCP client, hooks, skills with frontmatter, sessions, sub-agents, streaming.
58
anthropic-async
experimentalv0.5.2
Anthropic API client for Rust with prompt caching support
57
pulsehive-anthropic
experimentalv2.0.1
Anthropic Claude LLM provider for PulseHive
Core Metrics
| claude-agent-rs | anthropic-async | pulsehive-anthropic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 154 | 884 | 58 |
| 30d Downloads | 154 | 488 | 58 |
| Dependents | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Releases | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 15d | 3m | 2d |
Health Breakdown
claude-agent-rs
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
anthropic-async
Maintenance
23
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pulsehive-anthropic
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| claude-agent-rs | anthropic-async | pulsehive-anthropic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.5.2 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 15 | 22 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 57KB | 78KB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •anthropic-async leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •anthropic-async is pre-1.0 — API may change.