Decision Workspace
pulsehive-anthropic vs claude-code-agent-sdk vs claude-agent
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
pulsehive-anthropic
experimentalv2.0.1
Anthropic Claude LLM provider for PulseHive
52
claude-code-agent-sdk
experimentalv0.1.39
Rust SDK for Claude Code CLI with bidirectional streaming, hooks, custom tools, and plugin support
45
claude-agent
experimentalv0.2.25
Rust SDK for building AI agents with Anthropic's Claude - Direct API, no CLI dependency
Core Metrics
| pulsehive-anthropic | claude-code-agent-sdk | claude-agent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 52 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 58 | 1.6K | 707 |
| 30d Downloads | 58 | 275 | 147 |
| Dependents | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 38 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 42d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 2d | 2m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
pulsehive-anthropic
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
claude-code-agent-sdk
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
claude-agent
Maintenance
11
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pulsehive-anthropic | claude-code-agent-sdk | claude-agent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 | 0.1.39 | 0.2.25 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 21 | 53 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 95KB | 456KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pulsehive-anthropic leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •claude-code-agent-sdk has the most downloads (1.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •claude-code-agent-sdk, claude-agent are pre-1.0 — API may change.