Decision Workspace
turbomcp-unix vs tiny-nix-ipc vs turbomcp-transport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
turbomcp-unix
growingv3.1.5
Unix domain socket transport implementation for the TurboMCP SDK
38
tiny-nix-ipc
growingv0.2.2
Minimal wrapper for using sockets as IPC with file descriptor passing
63
turbomcp-transport
growingv3.1.5
Multi-protocol transport layer supporting HTTP, WebSocket, STDIO, and TCP for MCP communications
Core Metrics
| turbomcp-unix | tiny-nix-ipc | turbomcp-transport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 38 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 9.6K | 30.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 2.5K |
| Dependents | 29 | 1 | 415 |
| Releases | 29 | 5 | 79 |
| Last Updated | 55d ago | 1381d ago | 55d ago |
| Age | 6m | 8y 1m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
turbomcp-unix
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
tiny-nix-ipc
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
turbomcp-transport
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| turbomcp-unix | tiny-nix-ipc | turbomcp-transport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.5 | 0.2.2 | 3.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Unlicense | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 8 | 45 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 8KB | 142KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.89.0 | — | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •turbomcp-transport leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •turbomcp-transport is depended on by 415 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tiny-nix-ipc has not been updated in over a year.
- •tiny-nix-ipc is pre-1.0 — API may change.