Decision Workspace
kowalski-academic-agent vs kowalski vs kowalski-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
kowalski-academic-agent
growingv0.5.0
Kowalski Academic Agent: A Rust-based agent for interacting with Ollama models
53
kowalski
stablev1.3.0
Kowalski: A Rust-based agent for interacting with Ollama models
52
kowalski-core
stablev1.3.0
Kowalski Core Module: A Rust-based agent for interacting with Ollama models
Core Metrics
| kowalski-academic-agent | kowalski | kowalski-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 874 | 1.9K | 2.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 380d ago | 28d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 1y | 1y 4m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
kowalski-academic-agent
Maintenance
2
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
kowalski
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
kowalski-core
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| kowalski-academic-agent | kowalski | kowalski-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.3.0 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 21 | 18 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 71KB | 126KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kowalski leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kowalski-core has the most downloads (2.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ kowalski-academic-agent has not been updated in over a year.
- •kowalski-academic-agent is pre-1.0 — API may change.