cargo-run-bin
v1.7.5 GrowingBuild, cache, and run binaries scoped in Cargo.toml rather than installing globally. This acts similarly to npm run and gomodrun, and allows your teams to always be running the same tooling versions.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 5+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 101 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
12.9K downloads in the last 30 days (431/day), up 53% from the previous period.
101 crates depend on cargo-run-bin. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 29 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
Notable dependents include zenoh-plugin-remote-api, mdbookkit, shvbroker, zenoh-bridge-remote-api, chipz. When high-quality crates choose cargo-run-bin, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["cli"]