Decision Workspace
minion-engine vs assistant vs pitboss
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
minion-engine
experimentalv0.7.6
AI workflow engine that orchestrates Claude Code CLI — automate code review, refactoring, and PR creation with YAML workflows
52
assistant
experimentalv1.1.0
Layer 3 super-app aggregating all claude_* CLI commands.
45
pitboss
experimentalv0.3.0
CLI that orchestrates coding agents (Claude Code and others) through a phased implementation plan, with automatic test/commit loops and a TUI dashboard
Core Metrics
| minion-engine | assistant | pitboss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 52 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 240 | 29 | 52 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 17 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 52d ago | 40d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1m | 25d |
Health Breakdown
minion-engine
Maintenance
10
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
assistant
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
pitboss
Maintenance
12
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| minion-engine | assistant | pitboss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.6 | 1.1.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 29 | 14 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 7.5MB | 23KB | 327KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •assistant leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •minion-engine has the most downloads (240), suggesting wider adoption.
- •minion-engine, pitboss are pre-1.0 — API may change.