Decision Workspace
prompt-fence-strip vs markdown-strip vs mdstream
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
prompt-fence-strip
experimentalv0.1.0
Strip ```code fences```, leading prose, and trailing chatter from LLM output so the structured payload survives. Zero deps.
47
markdown-strip
experimentalv0.1.0
Strip Markdown formatting (headers, bold, italic, links, code, blockquotes) to plain text. Conservative, fast, zero deps.
63
mdstream
experimentalv0.3.0
Streaming-first Markdown middleware for LLM output (committed + pending blocks, render-agnostic).
Core Metrics
| prompt-fence-strip | markdown-strip | mdstream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 47 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 17 | 71 | 72.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 19.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 58d ago | 58d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
prompt-fence-strip
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
markdown-strip
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
mdstream
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| prompt-fence-strip | markdown-strip | mdstream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 8KB | 80KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mdstream leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.