crab-code: Open-source alternative to Claude Code, built from scratch in Rust

by lingcoder · MCP Server · ★ 77

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How to install crab-code

git clone https://github.com/lingcoder/crab-code.git && cd crab-code

Taken from the project's README on GitHub. Check the security audit before running it.

Security audit verdict: CAUTION · quality 70/100

Flagged: reads sensitive env vars. Scanned against 42 published rules built on the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, refreshed every 8 hours. Full audit →

The quality score combines nine heuristic checks of the repo and its README: completeness, clarity, specificity, examples, structure, agent readiness, step-by-step content, instruction quality and security notes. It rates how well the project explains itself to an agent, not the code.

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Quick Facts

Stars77
Forks16
LanguageRust
CategoryMCP Server
LicenseMIT
Quality Score70/100
Open Issues2
Last Updated2026-10-27
Created2026-04-02
Platformsclaude-code, cli, mcp, rust
Est. Tokens~23k

About crab-code

Open-source alternative to Claude Code, built from scratch in Rust. English | 中文 Active Development — 4900+ tests · 27 crates · 158k LOC Crab Code is a Rust-native agentic coding CLI. It aligns with Claude Code's toolset, permission model, and interaction patterns while supporting any LLM provider (Anthropic / OpenAI / DeepSeek / Bedrock / Vertex). Quick Start See for more.

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How this security grade is produced

Grades come from a rule-based scan built on the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy: 42 published rules, covering credential harvesting, data exfiltration, curl | sh installers and more. It is a first-layer scan, not a manual audit — we say so rather than overstate it.

The scale of the problem is documented independently: Liu et al. (2026), in a study of 31,132 agent skills, report that 26.1% contain security vulnerabilities. Our own full-catalog census is published as a citable open dataset.

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