Decision Workspace
earl vs ai-coding-shield vs ai-code-guardian
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
earl
growingv0.5.2
AI-safe CLI for AI agents
50
ai-coding-shield
experimentalv1.0.0
Security auditing tool for AI development workflows, rules, skills, and MCPs
50
ai-code-guardian
experimentalv0.11.2
Security scanner for AI-generated code - detects vulnerabilities before you commit
Core Metrics
| earl | ai-coding-shield | ai-code-guardian | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 3.5K | 76 | 148 |
| 30d Downloads | 240 | 6 | 148 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 59d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 2m | 3d |
Health Breakdown
earl
Maintenance
15
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
ai-coding-shield
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
ai-code-guardian
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| earl | ai-coding-shield | ai-code-guardian | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 1.0.0 | 0.11.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 54 | 21 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 1.6MB | 396KB | 38KB |
| Features | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 55.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ai-coding-shield leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •earl has the most downloads (3.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •earl, ai-code-guardian are pre-1.0 — API may change.