Decision Workspace
helpme vs caro vs navi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
helpme
experimentalv0.1.0
A minimal TUI for storing and running shell commands
57
caro
stablev1.4.0
Convert natural language to shell commands using local LLMs
52
navi
growingv2.24.0
An interactive cheatsheet tool for the command-line
Core Metrics
| helpme | caro | navi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 57 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 22 | 4.3K | 47.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 90d ago | 65d ago | 141d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3y 6m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
helpme
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
caro
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
navi
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| helpme | caro | navi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.4.0 | 2.24.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 64 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 443KB | 67KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •caro leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •navi has the most downloads (47.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •helpme is pre-1.0 — API may change.