Decision Workspace
memcrate vs working-memory vs octobrain
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
memcrate
experimentalv0.3.3
Markdown-native personal context vault for AI tools — three verbs (/save, /pin, /load) over a portable local vault format.
47
working-memory
experimentalv0.3.8
Working memory for AI coding assistants
56
octobrain
experimentalv0.6.1
Standalone memory management system for AI context and conversation state
Core Metrics
| memcrate | working-memory | octobrain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 47 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 58 | 190 | 155 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 125d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 14d | 4m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
memcrate
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
working-memory
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
8
octobrain
Maintenance
21
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| memcrate | working-memory | octobrain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.3 | 0.3.8 | 0.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | LicenseRef-Proprietary | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 36 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 77KB | 142KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | — | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •octobrain leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •working-memory has the most downloads (190), suggesting wider adoption.