Decision Workspace
rz-agent-protocol vs rz-agent vs rz-cmux
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
rz-agent-protocol
experimentalv0.3.0
@@RZ: wire protocol for inter-agent messaging (transport-agnostic)
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
Core Metrics
| rz-agent-protocol | rz-agent | rz-cmux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 51 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 70 | 234 | 119 |
| 30d Downloads | 70 | 235 | 119 |
| Dependents | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 22 | 11 |
| Last Updated | today | today | 2d ago |
| Age | 2d | 2d | 2d |
Health Breakdown
rz-agent-protocol
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
rz-agent
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rz-cmux
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rz-agent-protocol | rz-agent | rz-cmux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.2.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 64KB | 21KB |
| 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-protocol leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rz-agent has the most downloads (234), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rz-agent-protocol, rz-cmux are pre-1.0 — API may change.