# rust-cli/human-panic

Panic messages for humans.

Repository: https://github.com/rust-cli/human-panic
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/human-panic
Homepage: https://docs.rs/human-panic
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, human-centered-design, panic-hook
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:06:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3063, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1853, forks 65 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:44.541318+00:00)

## What it is
A Rust library that installs a custom panic hook to replace cryptic panic messages with friendly, human-readable crash output. It generates a TOML crash report file with backtrace and metadata so users can easily submit bug reports.

## Use cases
- make rust cli crash messages friendly for users
- generate crash report files when a rust program panics
- replace default rust panic output in release builds
- help users submit bug reports after a crash
- add polish to a rust command-line tool's error handling

## When to choose
- you're building a Rust CLI and want polished, user-friendly crash messages
- you want users to easily file crash reports with backtraces attached
- you want privacy-friendly error reporting with no automated collection

## When to avoid
- you need automated crash telemetry or analytics collection
- you're building a server or library where raw panic messages and backtraces are preferable
- you need structured error handling rather than panic hooks

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: error-handling, logging, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: rust, cli, cross-platform
- tags: panic-hook, crash-reporting, cli-polish, user-experience, command-line, rust

## Member repositories
- rust-cli/human-panic (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:44.541318+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 2026-08-30T03:16:51.126987+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.