Decision Workspace
retro-core vs retro-cli vs ctxforge
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
retro-core
experimentalv2.3.0
Core library for retro, the active context curator for AI coding agents
51
retro-cli
experimentalv2.3.0
Active context curator for AI coding agents: analyzes Claude Code sessions and generates skills and rules
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-core | retro-cli | ctxforge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 51 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 496 | 383 | 322 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 26 | 26 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 48d ago | 48d ago | 35d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
retro-core
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
retro-cli
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ctxforge
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| retro-core | retro-cli | 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 | 11 | 9 | 42 |
| Crate Size | 89KB | 53KB | 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.