Decision Workspace
prodigy vs autom8-cli vs retro-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
prodigy
experimentalv0.4.4
Turn ad-hoc Claude sessions into reproducible development pipelines with parallel AI agents
39
autom8-cli
experimentalv0.3.0
CLI automation tool for orchestrating Claude-powered development
54
retro-core
experimentalv2.3.0
Core library for retro, the active context curator for AI coding agents
Core Metrics
| prodigy | autom8-cli | retro-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 39 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 28 | 496 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Releases | 23 | 1 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 150d ago | 108d ago | 48d ago |
| Age | 8m | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
prodigy
Maintenance
15
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
autom8-cli
Maintenance
7
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
retro-core
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| prodigy | autom8-cli | retro-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.4 | 0.3.0 | 2.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 55 | 23 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 3.0MB | 1.4MB | 89KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •retro-core leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •prodigy has the most downloads (3.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •prodigy, autom8-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.