Decision Workspace
mcp-search vs vectordb-cli vs polymathy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
mcp-search
experimentalv1.0.0
Search MCP Server — full-text, vector/semantic, structured search, index management, and analytics for AI agents
48
vectordb-cli
growingv1.6.0
A CLI tool for semantic code search.
46
polymathy
experimentalv0.2.0
Turn search results into answers - a web service that fetches, chunks, and returns semantic content from search queries
Core Metrics
| mcp-search | vectordb-cli | polymathy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 48 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 10 | 5.4K | 412 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 402d ago | 119d ago |
| Age | 1d | 1y 1m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
mcp-search
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
vectordb-cli
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
polymathy
Maintenance
11
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mcp-search | vectordb-cli | polymathy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.6.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 12 | 72 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 172KB | 60KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vectordb-cli leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ vectordb-cli has not been updated in over a year.
- •polymathy is pre-1.0 — API may change.