Decision Workspace
hi-shell vs caro vs opencrabs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
hi-shell
experimentalv0.2.2
An intelligent terminal assistant that translates natural language descriptions into executable shell commands.
56
caro
stablev1.1.3
Convert natural language to shell commands using local LLMs
54
opencrabs
experimentalv0.2.90
The autonomous, self-improving AI agent. Single Rust binary. Every channel. Install with: cargo install opencrabs
Core Metrics
| hi-shell | caro | opencrabs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 90 | 3.8K | 374 |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 100 | 374 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 11 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 57d ago | 71d ago | today |
| Age | 2m | 3y 2m | 19d |
Health Breakdown
hi-shell
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
caro
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
opencrabs
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hi-shell | caro | opencrabs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 1.1.3 | 0.2.90 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 27 | 51 | 84 |
| Crate Size | 1.3MB | 248KB | 2.2MB |
| Features | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83 | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •caro leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hi-shell, opencrabs are pre-1.0 — API may change.