cargo-generate/cargo-generate

Health v2 · maintenance only

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2482 stars · 207 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

cargo-generate is a Rust CLI tool (a cargo subcommand) that scaffolds new Rust projects from existing git repositories used as templates. It uses Shopify's Liquid templating language, Rhai hook scripts, and regex placeholders to customize generated projects.

Use cases

• scaffold a new rust project from a template
• generate a project from a github template repository
• create a wasm-pack project quickly
• bootstrap rust projects with placeholders
• make a cargo project from a git template

When to choose

• you frequently start new Rust projects from a standard structure
• you maintain project templates and want placeholder substitution and hook scripts
• you want templates hosted on GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Sourcehut

When to avoid

• you need scaffolding for non-Rust languages
• you want a fully interactive GUI project wizard
• you only need a one-off project without reusable templates

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli developer-tools boilerplate templating build-tool developer-tools cli cross-platform rust project-scaffolding cargo-subcommand liquid-templates git-templates rust-project-generator command-line rust automation

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