Cargo Plugins

Subcommands that extend the capabilities of Cargo.

Topic	Rust Crates
Code Quality/Analysis	`cargo clippy` lints your code. `cargo fmt` formats your code. `cargo deadlinks` finds broken links in your documentation. `cargo audit` checks for dependencies with known vulnerabilities.
Dependency Management	`cargo tree` displays your dependency tree. `cargo outdated` checks for outdated dependencies. `cargo add` adds dependencies to your Cargo.toml. `cargo rm` removes dependencies.
Testing/Benchmarking	`cargo test` runs your tests (built-in, but often considered a plugin). `cargo bench`: Runs your benchmarks (built-in). `cargo fuzz`: Runs your fuzz tests.
Documentation	`cargo doc`: Generates documentation (built-in).
Publishing/Distribution	`cargo publish` publishes your crate to crates.io (built-in). `cargo-deb`⮳: Creates Debian packages. `cargo-rpm`⮳ creates RPM packages.
Miscellaneous	`cargo-tarpaulin`⮳ runs code coverage analysis. `cargo-flamegraph`⮳ generates flame graphs for profiling. `cargo-edit`⮳ edits your Cargo.toml file. `cargo-watch`⮳ watches your project for changes and rebuilds.

Writing Code

Recipe	Crates	Categories
Generate a Rust Project from a Template
Quickly Open the `crates.io` or `docs.rs` Page for the Latest Version of a Crate

Formatting and Linting

Recipe	Crates	Categories
Format Your Code
Lint Your Code
Fix Compiler Warnings Automatically
Format or Lint Your Code Before Committing it

Dependency Management

Recipe	Crates
Edit `Cargo.toml`	[![cargo-edit][c-cargo-edit-badge]][c-cargo-edit]
Detect Dependencies that are Out of Date	[![cargo-outdated][c-cargo-outdated-badge]][c-cargo-outdated]
Find Unused Dependencies	[![cargo-udeps][c-cargo-udeps-badge]][c-cargo-udeps][![cargo-machete][c-cargo-machete-badge]][c-cargo-machete]
`deps.rs`	`deps.rs`⮳
Rust Digger	`rust-digger.code-maven.com`⮳

Building

Recipe	Crates	Categories
`cargo make`
Use `devx`
Make Rust a Better `bash` with `xshell`

Watching for Changes

Recipe	Crates	Categories
`cargo watch`
`cargo limit`

Cross-compiling

Recipe	Crates	Categories
Cross-compile Using `zig` as the Linker

Auditing

Recipe	Crates	Categories
Audit `cargo.lock` Files for Crates Containing Security Vulnerabilities
Embed the Exact Crate Versions in Your Rust Executable for Auditability
List the license(s) of Dependencies
`cargo deny`

Performance

Recipe	Crates	Categories
Configure your `cargo` project for Maximum Performance, Fast Compile Times or Minimal Binary Size
`cargo hakari`

Maintenance

Recipe	Crates	Categories
Edit `Cargo.toml`
Find unused dependencies
Detect dependencies that are out of date
Lint Your Crate API Changes for Semver Violations
Manage the `cargo` Cache
`cargo expand`
`cargo hack`

Testing.
Build Utils.
Debugging.
FFI.
Procedural Macro Helpers.
Profiling.