Decision Workspace
cli_engineer vs vtcode vs zag
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
cli_engineer
growingv2.0.0
An autonomous CLI coding agent
59
vtcode
experimentalv0.108.3
A Rust-based terminal coding agent with modular architecture supporting multiple LLM providers
47
zag
experimentalv0.18.0
A unified Rust interface for AI coding agents — re-exports zag-agent and zag-orch
Core Metrics
| cli_engineer | vtcode | zag | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 59 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 25.9K | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Releases | 11 | 364 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 317d ago | 1d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 11m | 8m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
cli_engineer
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
vtcode
Maintenance
23
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
zag
Maintenance
12
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cli_engineer | vtcode | zag | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.108.3 | 0.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 25 | 57 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 107KB | 1.3MB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.4% | 11.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.85 |
| 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, zag are pre-1.0 — API may change.