Decision Workspace
zag-orch vs smooai-smooth-operator vs gopher-mcp-rust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
zag-orch
experimentalv0.18.0
Orchestration library for zag — multi-session coordination for AI coding agents
50
smooai-smooth-operator
experimentalv0.13.7
Smooth Operator — Rust-native AI agent framework with built-in checkpointing, tool system, and LLM client
49
gopher-mcp-rust
experimentalv0.1.2-11
Rust SDK for Gopher Orch - AI Agent orchestration framework
Core Metrics
| zag-orch | smooai-smooth-operator | gopher-mcp-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 2.3K | 795 | 56 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 104 | 120 | 0 |
| Releases | 37 | 25 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 11d ago | 65d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
zag-orch
Maintenance
12
Quality
8
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
smooai-smooth-operator
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
gopher-mcp-rust
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| zag-orch | smooai-smooth-operator | gopher-mcp-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.0 | 0.13.7 | 0.1.2-11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 21 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 79KB | 173KB | 72KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 10.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •smooai-smooth-operator leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zag-orch has the most downloads (2.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •smooai-smooth-operator is depended on by 120 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.