Decision Workspace
task-sh vs caro vs embacle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
task-sh
experimentalv0.1.3
AI-powered shell command generator
56
caro
stablev1.1.3
Convert natural language to shell commands using local LLMs
56
embacle
experimentalv0.14.3
LLM runner library — wraps 12 AI CLI tools as pluggable LLM providers with agent loop, guardrails, and cost tracking
Core Metrics
| task-sh | caro | embacle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 56 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 573 | 3.8K | 448 |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 100 | 449 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 59 |
| Releases | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 151d ago | 71d ago | today |
| Age | 5m | 3y 2m | 27d |
Health Breakdown
task-sh
Maintenance
17
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
caro
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
embacle
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| task-sh | caro | embacle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.1.3 | 0.14.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 26 | 51 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 1.3MB | 248KB | 161KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •caro leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •task-sh, embacle are pre-1.0 — API may change.