Decision Workspace
claude-launcher vs agents-launcher vs retro-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
claude-launcher
experimentalv0.3.0
A tool for managing parallel AI agent tasks with Claude
45
agents-launcher
experimentalv0.3.1
A tool for managing parallel AI agent tasks with Claude and Codex
49
retro-core
experimentalv2.1.0
Core library for retro, the active context curator for AI coding agents
Core Metrics
| claude-launcher | agents-launcher | retro-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 45 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 682 | 288 | 264 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 4 | 154 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 154d ago | 151d ago | today |
| Age | 8m | 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
claude-launcher
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
agents-launcher
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
retro-core
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| claude-launcher | agents-launcher | retro-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.3.1 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 53KB | 82KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •retro-core leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •claude-launcher has the most downloads (682), suggesting wider adoption.
- •claude-launcher, agents-launcher are pre-1.0 — API may change.