Decision Workspace
sqz-mcp vs lean-ctx vs sqz-engine
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
sqz-mcp
experimentalv1.3.0
MCP server for sqz — expose LLM context compression over Model Context Protocol (stdio/SSE)
58
lean-ctx
experimentalv3.9.8
Context Runtime for AI Agents with CCP. 71 MCP tools, 10 read modes, 95+ compression patterns, cross-session memory (CCP), persistent AI knowledge with temporal facts + contradiction detection, multi-agent context sharing, LITM-aware positioning, AAAK compact format, adaptive compression with Thompson Sampling bandits. Supports 24+ AI tools. Reduces LLM token consumption by up to 99%.
54
sqz-engine
experimentalv1.3.0
Adaptive multi-pass LLM context compression engine — content-aware pipeline with AST parsing, token counting, session persistence, and budget tracking
Core Metrics
| sqz-mcp | lean-ctx | sqz-engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 58 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 553 | 15.0K | 945 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Releases | 24 | 238 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | 1d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
sqz-mcp
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
8
lean-ctx
Maintenance
23
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
sqz-engine
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| sqz-mcp | lean-ctx | sqz-engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 | 3.9.8 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | Apache-2.0 | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 8 | 116 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 46KB | 4.6MB | 377KB |
| Features | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lean-ctx leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.