Decision Workspace
meerkat-core vs meerkat-client vs meerkat-providers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
meerkat-core
experimentalv0.6.23
Core agent logic for Meerkat (no I/O deps)
67
meerkat-client
experimentalv0.6.23
Shim re-export crate — delegates to meerkat-llm-core and per-provider crates (B2 split).
67
meerkat-providers
experimentalv0.6.23
Shim re-export crate — delegates to meerkat-auth-core and meerkat-llm-core provider_runtime (B2 split). Provider-specific verticals live in meerkat-anthropic, meerkat-openai, meerkat-gemini.
Core Metrics
| meerkat-core | meerkat-client | meerkat-providers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 67 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 3.5K | 1.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.9K | 1.9K | 1.7K |
| Dependents | 1.2K | 373 | 96 |
| Releases | 45 | 45 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 3d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 20d |
Health Breakdown
meerkat-core
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
14
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
meerkat-client
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
meerkat-providers
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| meerkat-core | meerkat-client | meerkat-providers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.23 | 0.6.23 | 0.6.23 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 25 | 13 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 536KB | 33KB | 26KB |
| Features | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 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 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •meerkat-core has the most downloads (4.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •meerkat-core is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.