# Kobzol/cargo-wizard

Cargo subcommand for configuring Cargo projects for best performance.

Repository: https://github.com/Kobzol/cargo-wizard
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cargo-wizard
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cargo, rust
Last push: 2026-07-25T20:57:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 47, longevity 65
- inputs: {"age_days": 913, "days_push": 39, "days_rel": 142, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1073, forks 12 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:28.809858+00:00)

## What it is
cargo-wizard is a Cargo subcommand that applies predefined profile and config templates to Rust projects to optimize for fast compilation, maximum runtime performance, or minimal binary size. It offers both an interactive wizard and a non-interactive mode for applying templates like fast-compile, fast-runtime, and min-size.

## Use cases
- configure cargo project for fastest compile times
- minimize rust binary size
- maximize rust runtime performance with LTO
- apply cargo profile templates automatically
- set up faster linker and cranelift backend
- optimize cargo.toml build settings without reading perf book

## When to choose
- you want to quickly tune Cargo build profiles for compile speed, runtime, or size
- you're tired of hunting through blog posts and perf books for build config advice
- you want an interactive or scriptable way to modify Cargo.toml and .cargo/config.toml

## When to avoid
- you need fine-grained custom build configuration beyond the provided templates
- your project doesn't use Cargo (non-Rust projects)
- you need CI-level build pipeline configuration rather than Cargo profile settings

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, build-tool, configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, performance
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: cargo-subcommand, rust, build-configuration, profiles, compiler-flags, command-line

## Member repositories
- Kobzol/cargo-wizard (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:28.809858+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 2026-08-30T06:53:34.973155+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Kobzol/cargo-wizard (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:28.809858+00:00, sha ee8c8639b0cd)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/cargo-wizard (fetched 2026-08-29T12:55:16.595805+00:00, sha 7c83b159a096)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.