Decision Workspace
ctxforge vs squick-cli vs pctx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
ctxforge
experimentalv2.1.0
Deterministic prompt engineer for AI coding agents. Detects your project stack, attaches GitHub resources, flags missing context — never calls an LLM.
53
squick-cli
experimentalv1.2.0
Squick command-line interface and MCP server: pre-computed LLM context for AI coding agents.
50
pctx
experimentalv0.1.3
Generate LLM-ready context from your codebase
Core Metrics
| ctxforge | squick-cli | pctx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 53 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 322 | 54 | 55 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 22 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 35d ago | 6d ago | 34d ago |
| Age | 1m | 6d | 1m |
Health Breakdown
ctxforge
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
squick-cli
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
pctx
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ctxforge | squick-cli | pctx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 | 1.2.0 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 42 | 11 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 253KB | 19KB | 162KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.80 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ctxforge leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pctx is pre-1.0 — API may change.