rust-lang/vscode-rust
Rust extension for Visual Studio Code observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3652
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1387
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1398 stars · 159 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A deprecated Visual Studio Code extension that adds Rust language support via the Rust Language Server (RLS) or rust-analyzer. It provides code completion, navigation, formatting, refactoring, and error diagnostics for Rust projects.
Use cases
- rust code completion in vscode
- jump to definition for rust code
- format rust code in editor
- rename symbols in rust projects
- see rust compiler errors inline in vscode
- run cargo build tasks from vscode
When to choose
- you are stuck on a legacy toolchain that requires RLS instead of rust-analyzer
- you need to maintain an old editor setup that depends on this extension
When to avoid
- starting any new Rust project - use the rust-analyzer extension instead
- you want actively maintained tooling or bug fixes
- you need support for the latest Rust language features
Facets
plugin · maturity abandoned
editor developer-tools developer-tools programming-languages text-editors editor-plugin cross-platform rust vscode-extension language-server deprecated lsp
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rust-lang/vscode-rust · fetched 2026-08-28 · c92e85c71ac2
- homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rust-lang.rust · fetched 2026-08-29 · 67ec3984e7af
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rust-lang/vscode-rust | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="rust-lang/vscode-rust")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem