Decision Workspace
nelson vs hi-shell vs caro
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
nelson
experimentalv0.0.1
small cli AI assistant that generates shell commands, explains errors, and answers programming questions.
41
hi-shell
experimentalv0.2.2
An intelligent terminal assistant that translates natural language descriptions into executable shell commands.
56
caro
stablev1.1.3
Convert natural language to shell commands using local LLMs
Core Metrics
| nelson | hi-shell | caro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 41 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 19 | 90 | 3.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 8 | 101 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 52d ago | 57d ago | 71d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
nelson
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
hi-shell
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
caro
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| nelson | hi-shell | caro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.2.2 | 1.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 27 | 51 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 1.3MB | 248KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.83 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •caro leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nelson, hi-shell are pre-1.0 — API may change.