Decision Workspace
hjkl-config vs agentspec-config vs arborium-toml
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
hjkl-config
experimentalv0.28.0
Shared TOML config loader for hjkl-based apps — XDG path resolution, span-aware parse errors, optional validation hook.
46
agentspec-config
experimentalv0.8.1
XDG-compliant configuration and path management for CLI tools
66
arborium-toml
experimentalv2.17.0
TOML grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
Core Metrics
| hjkl-config | agentspec-config | arborium-toml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 46 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 134 | 64.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.1K | 0 | 28.7K |
| Dependents | 97 | 7 | 77 |
| Releases | 11 | 7 | 49 |
| Last Updated | today | 41d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 22d | 1m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
hjkl-config
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
agentspec-config
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
arborium-toml
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hjkl-config | agentspec-config | arborium-toml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.28.0 | 0.8.1 | 2.17.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 5KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arborium-toml leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hjkl-config, agentspec-config are pre-1.0 — API may change.