Decision Workspace
things-mcp vs textlog vs portman-mcp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
things-mcp
experimentalv0.2.4
Local-first MCP server bridging Claude to Things 3 on macOS — 29 tools for read, search, write, and tag CRUD.
48
textlog
experimentalv0.1.9
macOS clipboard + OCR daemon exposed to Claude Code as an MCP server
33
portman-mcp
experimentalv0.1.1
MCP server for Portman, enabling AI agent integration for local port management.
Core Metrics
| things-mcp | textlog | portman-mcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 48 | 33 |
| Total Downloads | 97 | 127 | 25 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 20d ago | 113d ago |
| Age | 5d | 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
things-mcp
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
textlog
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
portman-mcp
Maintenance
11
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| things-mcp | textlog | portman-mcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.4 | 0.1.9 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 23 | 25 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 104KB | 109KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •textlog leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.