Decision Workspace
cmdai vs caro vs hi-shell
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
cmdai
experimentalv0.1.0
Convert natural language to shell commands using local LLMs
56
caro
stablev1.1.3
Convert natural language to shell commands using local LLMs
41
hi-shell
experimentalv0.2.2
An intelligent terminal assistant that translates natural language descriptions into executable shell commands.
Core Metrics
| cmdai | caro | hi-shell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 56 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 29 | 3.8K | 90 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 100 | 8 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 102d ago | 71d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3y 2m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
cmdai
Maintenance
8
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
caro
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
hi-shell
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cmdai | caro | hi-shell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.1.3 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 41 | 51 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 2.8MB | 248KB | 1.3MB |
| Features | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •caro leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cmdai, hi-shell are pre-1.0 — API may change.