# axodotdev/cargo-dist

📦 shippable application packaging

Repository: https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cargo-dist
Homepage: https://axodotdev.github.io/cargo-dist/
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cargo, installers, packaging, release-automation, rust
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:04:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1420, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 103, "gap_med": 12, "n_releases_24m": 20}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2106, forks 146 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:13.947581+00:00)

## What it is
cargo-dist (now 'dist') is a Rust CLI tool that packages shippable application binaries, generating tarballs and installers for multiple platforms. It also generates CI scripts that automate the full release pipeline: planning, building, hosting, publishing, and announcing releases.

## Use cases
- package rust binaries for release
- generate installers for my cli app
- automate github releases on git tag
- build cross-platform release artifacts
- generate ci workflow for releases
- publish binaries to package managers
- create shippable tarballs for multiple platforms

## When to choose
- you distribute Rust binaries to end users across platforms
- you want tag-driven automated releases with installers and GitHub Releases
- you want generated CI pipelines instead of hand-maintained release scripts

## When to avoid
- you only publish a library crate to crates.io with no binaries
- your release process is already fully custom and you just need artifact upload
- you distribute non-Rust applications

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, deployment, ci-cd, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: rust, cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: release-automation, packaging, installers, cargo, github-releases, binaries, command-line, devops, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- axodotdev/cargo-dist (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.947581+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:53:59.389829+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.947581+00:00, sha 278a1287c221)
  - homepage: https://axodotdev.github.io/cargo-dist/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:34:06.664434+00:00, sha aa9efb68fe37)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/cargo-dist (fetched 2026-08-29T10:34:06.673447+00:00, sha 4e1de5474424)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.