Decision Workspace
skillpack vs cowork vs cmx-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
skillpack
experimentalv0.11.2
Generate and verify the agent-distribution layer for any OSS project (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, AGENTS.md).
47
cowork
experimentalv0.1.5
CLI tool for managing Claude Code skills - install, generate, and organize skills across AI coding agents
47
cmx-core
experimentalv0.3.0
Embeddable core for installing agent skills across platforms — cmx-aware lockfile tracking, plan/apply installs, version guards
Core Metrics
| skillpack | cowork | cmx-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 47 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 387 | 443 | 90 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 30 | 6 | 3 |
| Last Updated | today | 168d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 4d | 5m | 10d |
Health Breakdown
skillpack
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
cowork
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
cmx-core
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| skillpack | cowork | cmx-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.2 | 0.1.5 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 18 | 23 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 209KB | 124KB | 108KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •skillpack leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cowork has the most downloads (443), suggesting wider adoption.