generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/ascend-io/ascend-tools + registries (PyPI/npm/crates.io)
notes: >-
  All ascend-tools packages ship from the single Rust workspace ascend-io/ascend-tools
  (one Rust core, thin binding crates). The installed CLI binary is always `ascend-tools`
  regardless of install method. ascend-io-sdk is the older/legacy first-party Python SDK.
packages:
  - language: python
    registry: pypi
    name: ascend-tools
    url: https://pypi.org/project/ascend-tools/
    install: uv add ascend-tools
    ships: Python SDK (Client) + CLI entry point (PyO3 wheel via maturin)
    official: true
  - language: javascript
    registry: npm
    name: ascend-tools
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/ascend-tools
    install: npm install -g ascend-tools
    ships: JavaScript/TypeScript SDK (Client) + CLI (napi-rs native addon)
    official: true
  - language: rust
    registry: crates.io
    name: ascend-tools-core
    url: https://crates.io/crates/ascend-tools-core
    install: cargo add ascend-tools-core
    ships: Rust SDK library (AscendClient)
    official: true
  - language: rust
    registry: crates.io
    name: ascend-tools-cli
    url: https://crates.io/crates/ascend-tools-cli
    install: cargo install ascend-tools-cli
    ships: Rust CLI binary (ascend-tools)
    official: true
  - language: rust
    registry: crates.io
    name: ascend-tools-mcp
    url: https://crates.io/crates/ascend-tools-mcp
    install: cargo add ascend-tools-mcp
    ships: MCP server library (25 tools)
    official: true
  - language: rust
    registry: crates.io
    name: ascend-tools-tui
    url: https://crates.io/crates/ascend-tools-tui
    install: cargo add ascend-tools-tui
    ships: Interactive Otto TUI library
    official: true
  - language: python
    registry: pypi
    name: ascend-io-sdk
    url: https://pypi.org/project/ascend-io-sdk/
    install: pip install ascend-io-sdk
    ships: Legacy Ascend.io Python SDK
    official: true