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llm-chain
llm-chain is a powerful rust crate for building chains in large language models allowing you to summarise text and complete complex tasks
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About llm-chain
llm-chain is a Rust crate for building multi-step chains with large language models. It provides primitives for composing prompts, executing sequential calls, and handling intermediate results to complete complex tasks such as summarization.
Best for
Rust developers building high-performance, multi-step LLM workflows for production systems
Use cases
- Chain multiple LLM calls for multi-step summarization pipelines
- Orchestrate LLM calls with data transformations between steps
- Build deterministic workflows that combine prompting and logic
Notes
1,600 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2024-10-31. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Leverages Rust's performance and safety for resource-efficient orchestration
- Well-suited for production pipelines that need deterministic control flow
- Active community with 1600+ GitHub stars and open-source support
Cons
- Rust's learning curve may slow adoption for teams used to Python-only tools
- Limited ecosystem compared to Python-based orchestration frameworks
- No built-in support for streaming or real-time LLM interactions
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest version
- llm-chain-local-v0.9.1 (released 11 May 2023)
- Days since the last commit
- 729
- GitHub forks
- 141
- GitHub stars
- 1,602
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 698.5
- Open issues
- 33
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 0
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Stars and usage
How llm-chain is growing
1,600 to 1,602
Health and security
Is llm-chain looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
19 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 0 of 30 | Last push 729 days ago |
| Releases | 0 of 15 | 0 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 0 of 20 | First reply in 698.5 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 15 of 15 | Owned by an organisation |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
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| LangChainThis is an alternative to it | App | Named in the listing | Not dated |
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Changelog
What changed
Released llm-chain-local-v0.9.1
Released llm-chain-llama-v0.9.3
Released llm-chain-llama-sys-v0.9.3
Released llm-chain-v0.10.1
Released llm-chain-local-v0.9.0
Released llm-chain-llama-v0.9.2
Released llm-chain-llama-sys-v0.9.2
Released llm-chain-v0.10.0
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