watchexec/cargo-watch
Watches over your Cargo project's source. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 1
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4412
- days_rel: 700
- days_push: 596
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
2863 stars · 85 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Cargo Watch is a command-line tool that watches a Rust Cargo project's source files for changes and automatically runs Cargo commands (like build, check, or test) when changes occur. It is now in maintenance mode ('life support') and its author recommends using Bacon or Watchexec instead.
Use cases
- automatically rebuild my rust project when files change
- run cargo check on every file save
- auto-run tests when rust source changes
- watch and recompile a rust binary during development
- hot-reload style workflow for cargo projects
When to avoid
- starting a new project - the maintainer recommends Bacon or Watchexec instead
- you need a TUI, rich filtering, or pager support
- you expect bug fixes or new features - it will receive no further updates
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
developer-tools cli build-tool developer-tools cli cross-platform rust cargo file-watching rust auto-rebuild deprecated-in-favor-of-bacon command-line automation
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/watchexec/cargo-watch · fetched 2026-08-28 · f2482aecc3a7
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/cargo-watch · fetched 2026-08-29 · 674ee3734ece
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| watchexec/cargo-watch | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="watchexec/cargo-watch")
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