cargo_metadata

12.5M downloads in the last 30 days (417.9K/day), up 24% from the previous period.

14.3K crates depend on cargo_metadata — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.

cargo_metadata has only 1 owner despite 14.3K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.

Despite being 9+ years old, cargo_metadata hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

At 30KB, cargo_metadata is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include vergen, octocrab, tauri-utils, skeptic, guppy. When high-quality crates choose cargo_metadata, it's a strong quality signal.