Decision Workspace
crabcode vs clifcode vs vtcode
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
crabcode
experimentalv0.0.1
(WIP) Rust AI CLI Coding Agent with a beautiful terminal UI
44
clifcode
experimentalv1.71.0
Open-source AI coding agent for your terminal — tool-calling loop, streaming, sessions, any provider
59
vtcode
experimentalv0.108.3
A Rust-based terminal coding agent with modular architecture supporting multiple LLM providers
Core Metrics
| crabcode | clifcode | vtcode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 44 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 30 | 1.2K | 25.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 90 | 364 |
| Last Updated | 122d ago | 29d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 4m | 2m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
crabcode
Maintenance
7
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
clifcode
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
vtcode
Maintenance
23
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| crabcode | clifcode | vtcode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 1.71.0 | 0.108.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | FSL-1.1-ALv2 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 10 | 57 |
| Crate Size | 848KB | 45KB | 1.3MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| 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.