Decision Workspace
fox vs shellexpand vs vtcode-bash-runner
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
26
fox
growingv0.1.0
The Fox shell
74
shellexpand
stablev3.1.2
Shell-like expansions in strings
68
vtcode-bash-runner
experimentalv0.93.3
Cross-platform shell execution helpers extracted from VT Code
Core Metrics
| fox | shellexpand | vtcode-bash-runner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 26 | 74 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 37.5M | 7.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 2.7M | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 9.1K | 96 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 277 |
| Last Updated | 2743d ago | 32d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 10y | 5m |
Health Breakdown
fox
Maintenance
1
Quality
9
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
shellexpand
Maintenance
15
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
vtcode-bash-runner
Maintenance
23
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fox | shellexpand | vtcode-bash-runner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 3.1.2 | 0.93.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 26KB | 47KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.31 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shellexpand leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shellexpand is depended on by 9.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fox has not been updated in over a year.
- •fox, vtcode-bash-runner are pre-1.0 — API may change.