Decision Workspace
retro-cli vs retro-core vs ctxforge
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
retro-cli
experimentalv2.3.0
Active context curator for AI coding agents: analyzes Claude Code sessions and generates skills and rules
54
retro-core
experimentalv2.3.0
Core library for retro, the active context curator for AI coding agents
53
ctxforge
experimentalv2.1.0
Deterministic prompt engineer for AI coding agents. Detects your project stack, attaches GitHub resources, flags missing context — never calls an LLM.
Core Metrics
| retro-cli | retro-core | ctxforge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 383 | 496 | 322 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Releases | 26 | 26 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 48d ago | 48d ago | 35d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
retro-cli
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
retro-core
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ctxforge
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| retro-cli | retro-core | ctxforge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 9 | 11 | 42 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 89KB | 253KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| 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.