Decision Workspace
mcpdome vs mcp-guard vs mcp-guard-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
mcpdome
experimentalv0.5.0
Thunder Dome — Protective Firewall for AI Agents. MCP security gateway proxy.
45
mcp-guard
experimentalv1.0.0
A lightweight, high-performance security gateway for MCP servers
44
mcp-guard-core
experimentalv1.0.0
Core library for mcp-guard - A lightweight, high-performance security gateway for MCP servers
Core Metrics
| mcpdome | mcp-guard | mcp-guard-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 45 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 76 | 21 | 98 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 66d ago | 141d ago | 141d ago |
| Age | 2m | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
mcpdome
Maintenance
9
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
mcp-guard
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
mcp-guard-core
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mcpdome | mcp-guard | mcp-guard-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 31 | 15 | 51 |
| Crate Size | 283KB | 50KB | 148KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mcp-guard leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mcp-guard-core has the most downloads (98), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mcpdome is pre-1.0 — API may change.