Decision Workspace
meerkat-runtime vs meerkat-client vs meerkat-providers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
meerkat-runtime
experimentalv0.6.23
v9 runtime control-plane for Meerkat agent lifecycle
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-runtime | meerkat-client | meerkat-providers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 67 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 3.5K | 1.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9K | 1.9K | 1.7K |
| Dependents | 393 | 373 | 96 |
| Releases | 34 | 45 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 3d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 2m | 3m | 20d |
Health Breakdown
meerkat-runtime
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
13
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-runtime | 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 | 24 | 13 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 521KB | 33KB | 26KB |
| Features | 2 | 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 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •meerkat-client leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •meerkat-runtime is depended on by 393 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.