Decision Workspace
cli_engineer vs vtcode vs xcodeai
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
cli_engineer
growingv2.0.0
An autonomous CLI coding agent
59
vtcode
experimentalv0.93.3
A Rust-based terminal coding agent with modular architecture supporting multiple LLM providers
47
xcodeai
experimentalv2.1.0
Autonomous AI coding agent — zero human intervention, sbox sandboxed, OpenAI-compatible
Core Metrics
| cli_engineer | vtcode | xcodeai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 59 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 25.2K | 399 |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 793 | 399 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 321 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 258d ago | 2d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 10m | 6m | 27d |
Health Breakdown
cli_engineer
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
vtcode
Maintenance
23
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
xcodeai
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cli_engineer | vtcode | xcodeai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.93.3 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 25 | 65 | 37 |
| Crate Size | 107KB | 1.2MB | 260KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtcode leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vtcode is pre-1.0 — API may change.