Decision Workspace
meerkat vs meerkat-client vs meerkat-contracts
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
meerkat
experimentalv0.7.31
Modular, high-performance agent harness for LLM-powered applications
69
meerkat-client
experimentalv0.7.31
Shim re-export crate — delegates to meerkat-llm-core and per-provider crates (B2 split).
66
meerkat-contracts
experimentalv0.7.31
Wire format contracts and generated surface schemas for Meerkat
Core Metrics
| meerkat | meerkat-client | meerkat-contracts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 69 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 10.0K | 10.4K | 14.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.0K | 4.1K | 6.2K |
| Dependents | 613 | 734 | 1.6K |
| Releases | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Last Updated | today | today | today |
| Age | 5m | 5m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
meerkat
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
meerkat-client
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
meerkat-contracts
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| meerkat | meerkat-client | meerkat-contracts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.31 | 0.7.31 | 0.7.31 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 47 | 14 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 491KB | 35KB | 213KB |
| Features | 19 | 12 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.94.0 | 1.94.0 | 1.94.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •meerkat-client leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •meerkat-contracts has the most downloads (14.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •meerkat-contracts is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.