Decision Workspace
simple-aicommits vs lumen vs mkcmt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
simple-aicommits
growingv0.2.1
A simple CLI tool that generates commit messages from git diffs using Claude AI, OpenAI, or Gemini
55
lumen
stablev2.21.0
lumen is a command-line tool that uses AI to generate commit messages, summarise git diffs or past commits, and more.
53
mkcmt
growingv0.2.2
mkcmt is make commit. Conventional Commit Generator
Core Metrics
| simple-aicommits | lumen | mkcmt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 3.7K | 25.3K | 3.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 342 | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 58 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 371d ago | 15d ago | 381d ago |
| Age | 1y | 1y 4m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
simple-aicommits
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
lumen
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
mkcmt
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| simple-aicommits | lumen | mkcmt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 2.21.0 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 45 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 162KB | 47KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lumen leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ simple-aicommits, mkcmt have not been updated in over a year.
- •simple-aicommits, mkcmt are pre-1.0 — API may change.