Decision Workspace
vdev vs crosslink vs clean-dev-dirs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
vdev
experimentalv0.2.0
CLI utilities for Vector (vector.dev) development and CI workflows
54
crosslink
experimentalv0.6.0
A synced issue tracker CLI for multi-agent AI development
53
clean-dev-dirs
growingv2.8.0
A fast CLI tool for recursively cleaning development build directories (Rust, Node.js, Python, Go, Java/Kotlin, C/C++, Swift, .NET) to reclaim disk space
Core Metrics
| vdev | crosslink | clean-dev-dirs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 4.4K | 188 | 2.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 347 | 188 | 186 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 9 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 3d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 6m | 26d | 10m |
Health Breakdown
vdev
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
crosslink
Maintenance
16
Quality
9
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
clean-dev-dirs
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| vdev | crosslink | clean-dev-dirs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.6.0 | 2.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 56KB | 725KB | 85KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crosslink leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vdev has the most downloads (4.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •vdev, crosslink are pre-1.0 — API may change.