Decision Workspace
mcpkill vs mcp-gateway vs lean-ctx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
mcpkill
experimentalv0.1.0
Universal MCP proxy — semantic cache + chunking to kill token waste
51
mcp-gateway
experimentalv2.9.1
Universal MCP Gateway - Single-port multiplexing with Meta-MCP for ~95% context token savings
51
lean-ctx
experimentalv2.7.0
Context Intelligence Engine with CCP. 23 MCP tools, 90+ compression patterns, cross-session memory (CCP), persistent AI knowledge, multi-agent sharing, LITM-aware positioning. Reduces LLM token consumption by up to 99%.
Core Metrics
| mcpkill | mcp-gateway | lean-ctx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 51 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 12 | 155 | 703 |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 111 | 706 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 3d ago | today |
| Age | 8d | 1m | 4d |
Health Breakdown
mcpkill
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
mcp-gateway
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
lean-ctx
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mcpkill | mcp-gateway | lean-ctx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.9.1 | 2.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 57 | 34 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 3.8MB | 218KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mcp-gateway leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lean-ctx has the most downloads (703), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mcpkill is pre-1.0 — API may change.