Decision Workspace
swarm-gateway vs vex-api vs error-envelope
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
swarm-gateway
experimentalv0.1.0
HTTP API gateway for the agent swarm
54
vex-api
experimentalv1.6.0
Industry-grade HTTP API gateway for VEX Protocol
57
error-envelope
experimentalv0.3.0
Structured, consistent error responses for Rust APIs. Framework-agnostic with Axum support.
Core Metrics
| swarm-gateway | vex-api | error-envelope | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 54 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 21 | 241 | 831 |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 164 | 94 |
| Dependents | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Releases | 1 | 16 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 15d ago | 6d ago | 92d ago |
| Age | 15d | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
swarm-gateway
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
4
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
vex-api
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
error-envelope
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| swarm-gateway | vex-api | error-envelope | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.6.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 47 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 86KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •error-envelope leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •swarm-gateway, error-envelope are pre-1.0 — API may change.