Decision Workspace
gen-orb-mcp vs turbomcp-macros vs universal-tool-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
gen-orb-mcp
experimentalv0.1.9
Generate MCP servers from CircleCI orb definitions
66
turbomcp-macros
growingv3.0.10
Procedural macros for ergonomic MCP tool and resource registration
59
universal-tool-core
experimentalv0.2.8
DEPRECATED: Use agentic-tools-* crates and agentic-mcp instead. Core runtime library for Universal Tool Framework.
Core Metrics
| gen-orb-mcp | turbomcp-macros | universal-tool-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 66 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 14.0K | 3.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 542 | 2.5K | 76 |
| Dependents | 0 | 140 | 61 |
| Releases | 11 | 69 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 2m | 7m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
gen-orb-mcp
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
turbomcp-macros
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
universal-tool-core
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| gen-orb-mcp | turbomcp-macros | universal-tool-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.9 | 3.0.10 | 0.2.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 13 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 98KB | 43KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | 1.89.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbomcp-macros leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbomcp-macros is depended on by 140 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •gen-orb-mcp, universal-tool-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.