Decision Workspace
crabcode vs clifcode vs vtcode
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
crabcode
experimentalv0.0.1
(WIP) Rust AI CLI Coding Agent with a beautiful terminal UI
47
clifcode
experimentalv1.45.1
Open-source AI coding agent for your terminal — tool-calling loop, streaming, sessions, any provider
59
vtcode
experimentalv0.93.3
A Rust-based terminal coding agent with modular architecture supporting multiple LLM providers
Core Metrics
| crabcode | clifcode | vtcode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 47 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 23 | 662 | 25.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 662 | 793 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 56 | 321 |
| Last Updated | 63d ago | today | 2d ago |
| Age | 2m | 25d | 6m |
Health Breakdown
crabcode
Maintenance
9
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
clifcode
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
8
vtcode
Maintenance
23
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| crabcode | clifcode | vtcode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 1.45.1 | 0.93.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | FSL-1.1-ALv2 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 10 | 65 |
| Crate Size | 848KB | 44KB | 1.2MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| 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.
- •crabcode, vtcode are pre-1.0 — API may change.