Rating · evidence to 26 Sept 2026
Not enough evidence
- Open source
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Register entry · Orchestrators & meta-harnesses · updated 26 Sept 2026
Crystal
Stravu · Orchestrators & meta-harnesses
Crystal was an MIT-licensed desktop app from Stravu for running multiple Claude Code and Codex sessions in parallel git worktrees and comparing their results. Its README now reads 'Crystal Is Now Nimbalyst' and marks it deprecated in February 2026. The successor, Nimbalyst, is an MIT-licensed visual workspace for Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode.
Renamed. Deprecated in February 2026 and replaced by Nimbalyst (nimbalyst.com, github.com/nimbalyst/nimbalyst). The final Crystal release v0.3.5 (2026-02-26) says it 'will not be updated in the future'.
What reviewers and users praise
- Not enough evidence yet.
What they criticise
- Not enough evidence yet.
Experts vs the crowdneeds both scores
Experts—
Crowd—
| Price | Not published |
|---|---|
| Use it via | Desktop app |
| Runs on | — |
| Licence | MIT |
| Updated | Evidence collected 26 Sept 2026 |
How the rating was worked out
Weights for Orchestrators & meta-harnesses: adoption 40%, experts 30%, crowd 30%. Fewer than two pillars have enough evidence. The method.
| Adoption & momentumweight 40% | 32 | GitHub stars 3.1k → 45 · 0 releases in 90 days → 0reach × 0.7 + momentum × 0.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Expertsindependent reviews · weight 30% | — | No independent reviews found |
| Crowdcommunity sample · weight 30% | — | Only 0 community items sampled (6 needed) |
| Rating | — | Not rated: fewer than two pillars have enough evidence. |
Trust & safety
Seven dimensions graded A–D from documented facts. Overall: not enough data.
n/e
Permission model
Not assessed; product discontinued.
n/e
Data access scope
Not assessed; product discontinued.
n/e
Data storage
Not assessed; product discontinued.
n/e
Data retention & training
Not assessed; product discontinued.
n/e
Incident history (24 months)
Not assessed; product discontinued.
n/e
Compliance
Not assessed; product discontinued.
A
Transparency
MIT licence with public release notes; repository not archived but no longer updated. source
The experts
0 named independent reviews found; dated reviews from the last 12 months are scored.
- None found.
The crowd
0 coded posts.
Recent changes
- 26 Feb 2026
Final release v0.3.5 recommends migrating to Nimbalyst; Crystal will not be updated. source
Ranked alongside
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