Decision Workspace
rz-cli vs vtcode vs abk
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
rz-cli
experimentalv0.4.0
Agent-to-agent messaging over Zellij panes — spawn, send, list, watch, and orchestrate LLM agents from the CLI
59
vtcode
experimentalv0.93.3
A Rust-based terminal coding agent with modular architecture supporting multiple LLM providers
57
abk
experimentalv0.5.23
Agent Builder Kit - Complete modular agent building blocks with feature-gated modules
Core Metrics
| rz-cli | vtcode | abk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 79 | 25.2K | 2.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 79 | 791 | 408 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Releases | 7 | 321 | 96 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 2d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 4d | 6m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
rz-cli
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
vtcode
Maintenance
23
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
abk
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rz-cli | vtcode | abk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.93.3 | 0.5.23 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 65 | 39 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 1.2MB | 274KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtcode leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.