Decision Workspace
rz-agent vs rz-cmux vs rz-cmux-protocol
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
rz-agent
experimentalv1.2.0
Universal messaging for AI agents — terminal, HTTP, NATS, or anywhere
49
rz-cmux
experimentalv0.2.0
Inter-agent messaging and swarm coordination for cmux terminal sessions
47
rz-cmux-protocol
experimentalv0.1.0
@@RZ: wire protocol for inter-agent messaging (transport-agnostic)
Core Metrics
| rz-agent | rz-cmux | rz-cmux-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 234 | 119 | 23 |
| 30d Downloads | 235 | 119 | 23 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Releases | 22 | 11 | 1 |
| Last Updated | today | 2d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 2d | 2d | 2d |
Health Breakdown
rz-agent
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rz-cmux
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
rz-cmux-protocol
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rz-agent | rz-cmux | rz-cmux-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 64KB | 21KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rz-agent leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rz-cmux, rz-cmux-protocol are pre-1.0 — API may change.