Decision Workspace
kimetsu-agent vs claude-code-agent-sdk vs pulsehive-anthropic
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
kimetsu-agent
experimentalv0.5.5
Transport-neutral agent runtime for kimetsu: tools, prompts, verify-loop, providers (claude_code, anthropic).
56
claude-code-agent-sdk
experimentalv0.1.39
Rust SDK for Claude Code CLI with bidirectional streaming, hooks, custom tools, and plugin support
54
pulsehive-anthropic
experimentalv2.0.1
Anthropic Claude LLM provider for PulseHive
Core Metrics
| kimetsu-agent | claude-code-agent-sdk | pulsehive-anthropic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 157 | 2.1K | 97 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 14 | 27 | 5 |
| Releases | 7 | 38 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 102d ago | 60d ago |
| Age | 2d | 4m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
kimetsu-agent
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
claude-code-agent-sdk
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
pulsehive-anthropic
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| kimetsu-agent | claude-code-agent-sdk | pulsehive-anthropic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.5 | 0.1.39 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 10 | 21 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 149KB | 95KB | 27KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.90 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kimetsu-agent leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •claude-code-agent-sdk has the most downloads (2.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •kimetsu-agent, claude-code-agent-sdk are pre-1.0 — API may change.