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google/autocxx

Tool for safe ergonomic Rust/C++ interop driven from existing C++ headers observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/google/autocxx · homepage · Rust · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 95
  • Release rhythm 40
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 3.0
  • age_days: 2211
  • days_rel: 548
  • days_push: 34
  • n_releases_24m: 5

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2556 stars · 176 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Autocxx is a Rust library and code-generation tool that automatically generates safe, ergonomic bindings for calling C++ from Rust, driven directly from existing C++ headers. It works by plugging a fork of bindgen into the cxx crate, combining cxx's safety guarantees with bindgen's automation.

Use cases

  • call C++ libraries from Rust safely
  • generate Rust bindings from existing C++ headers
  • automate Rust/C++ FFI without hand-writing cxx bridges
  • subclass C++ classes from Rust
  • export Rust code to C++
  • migrate a C++ codebase to Rust incrementally

When to choose

  • you have existing C++ headers and want automated, safe bindings
  • you want cxx-style safety without hand-writing bridge definitions
  • you're incrementally rewriting C++ projects in Rust

When to avoid

  • you're starting fresh and can use cxx or crubit directly (recommended by the project itself)
  • you need actively maintained tooling - the project is seeking new maintainers
  • you need C++ bindings generated from Rust rather than from C++ headers

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

developer-tools compiler parser developer-tools programming-languages cross-platform rust cpp cross-platform ffi cxx bindgen rust-cpp-interop code-generation

10 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
google/autocxxmain77

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