Decision Workspace
ishell vs command-run vs harness-bash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
ishell
growingv0.3.1
Pseudo-interactive shell interface for Rust
62
command-run
stablev1.2.0
Library for running a command in a subprocess
50
harness-bash
experimentalv0.1.1
Bash tool for AI agent harnesses — autonomous shell execution with tokio process management, cwd-carry, inactivity timeout, head+tail spill, background jobs
Core Metrics
| ishell | command-run | harness-bash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 62 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 10.1K | 46.6K | 2.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 2.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Releases | 15 | 16 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 484d ago | 10d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 5y 8m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
ishell
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
command-run
Maintenance
15
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
harness-bash
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ishell | command-run | harness-bash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 1.2.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 15KB | 24KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 13.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •command-run leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ ishell has not been updated in over a year.
- •ishell, harness-bash are pre-1.0 — API may change.