Decision Workspace
vtcode-core vs vtcode vs traitclaw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
vtcode-core
experimentalv0.128.4
Core library for VT Code - a Rust-based terminal coding agent
57
vtcode
experimentalv0.128.4
A Rust-based terminal coding agent with modular architecture supporting multiple LLM providers
54
traitclaw
experimentalv1.0.0
A Rust AI Agent Framework — Simple by default, powerful when needed
Core Metrics
| vtcode-core | vtcode | traitclaw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 57 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 33.3K | 27.3K | 58 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 497 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 440 | 400 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 30d ago | 30d ago | 107d ago |
| Age | 9m | 9m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
vtcode-core
Maintenance
21
Quality
10
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
vtcode
Maintenance
21
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
traitclaw
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| vtcode-core | vtcode | traitclaw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.128.4 | 0.128.4 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 115 | 57 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 2.1MB | 1.4MB | 21KB |
| Features | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtcode-core leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vtcode-core is depended on by 497 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •vtcode-core, vtcode are pre-1.0 — API may change.