Decision Workspace
sparkle-mcp vs ironflow-core vs claude-codes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
sparkle-mcp
experimentalv0.7.0
Sparkle AI Collaboration Identity Framework MCP server
64
ironflow-core
experimentalv2.20.3
Rust workflow engine with Claude Code native agent support
62
claude-codes
growingv2.1.161
Typed Rust SDK for the Claude Code agent CLI: serde models of its JSON-Lines (stream-json) protocol with streaming parsing, plus sync and async (Tokio) clients for driving Claude Code sessions, tools, and subagents.
Core Metrics
| sparkle-mcp | ironflow-core | claude-codes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 64 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 2.7K | 5.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 10 | 214 | 0 |
| Releases | 22 | 38 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 104d ago | 7d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 8m | 3m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
sparkle-mcp
Maintenance
14
Quality
7
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
ironflow-core
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
claude-codes
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sparkle-mcp | ironflow-core | claude-codes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 2.20.3 | 2.1.161 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 26 | 20 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 3.8MB | 176KB | 140KB |
| Features | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.94 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ironflow-core leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •claude-codes has the most downloads (5.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ironflow-core is depended on by 214 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •sparkle-mcp is pre-1.0 — API may change.