Decision Workspace
rayclaw vs ares-server vs ironclad-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
rayclaw
experimentalv0.2.1
Multi-channel agentic AI runtime with tool-calling, memory, and scheduling
57
ares-server
experimentalv0.7.0
A.R.E.S - Agentic Retrieval Enhanced Server: A production-grade agentic chatbot server with multi-provider LLM support, tool calling, RAG, and MCP integration
52
ironclad-core
experimentalv0.9.7
Shared types, config parsing, personality system, and error types for the Ironclad agent runtime
Core Metrics
| rayclaw | ares-server | ironclad-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 57 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 85 | 346 | 771 |
| 30d Downloads | 85 | 70 | 457 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 243 |
| Releases | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 3d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 27d | 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
rayclaw
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
ares-server
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
ironclad-core
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rayclaw | ares-server | ironclad-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.7.0 | 0.9.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 37 | 60 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 5.9MB | 944KB | 66KB |
| Features | 10 | 31 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ares-server leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ironclad-core has the most downloads (771), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ironclad-core is depended on by 243 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.