descriptors

2.3K downloads in the last 30 days (77/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

169 crates depend on descriptors. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

The primary maintainer publishes 142 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

Despite being 4+ years old, descriptors hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

At 13KB, descriptors is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include psbt, descriptor-wallet, bitcoin_onchain, bp-std, bp-wallet. When high-quality crates choose descriptors, it's a strong quality signal.