Decision Workspace
gate4agent vs is-ai-agent vs agnix-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
gate4agent
experimentalv0.2.37
Universal transport library for CLI AI agents (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, OpenCode). Pipe, PTY, ACP (Agent Client Protocol), and Daemon transports.
52
is-ai-agent
experimentalv0.2.1
Detect whether a CLI is being invoked by an AI coding agent, and identify which one.
51
agnix-cli
experimentalv0.28.1
CLI for agnix - agent config linter
Core Metrics
| gate4agent | is-ai-agent | agnix-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 52 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 794 | 521 | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 53 | 3 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 43d ago | 21d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 1m | 21d | 3m |
Health Breakdown
gate4agent
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
is-ai-agent
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
agnix-cli
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| gate4agent | is-ai-agent | agnix-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.37 | 0.2.1 | 0.28.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 190KB | 11KB | 142KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •is-ai-agent leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •agnix-cli has the most downloads (1.5K), suggesting wider adoption.