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exploring-rust-crates

Generates and interprets Rust documentation for local crates.

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mkdir -p .claude/skills/exploring-rust-crates && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/4241" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/exploring-rust-crates && rm skill.zip

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Activation

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Generate Rust documentation to understand crate APIs, structure, and usage. Use when exploring Rust code, understanding crate organization, finding functions/types/traits, or needing context about a Rust package in the HASH workspace.
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Beginner

Key capabilities

  • →Generate documentation for specific packages
  • →Document entire workspace crates
  • →Include private items in documentation
  • →Include feature-gated APIs
  • →Exclude dependency documentation

How it works

The skill executes cargo doc commands with specific flags to generate HTML documentation from source code comments and public API definitions.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Package name or workspace flag
You get back
HTML documentation files in target/doc/

When to use exploring-rust-crates

  • →Generate crate documentation
  • →Explore module hierarchy
  • →Understand crate public APIs
  • →Search for traits and function signatures

About exploring-rust-crates

Utilizes cargo doc to provide insights into crate organization, public APIs, and type relationships. It helps developers learn how to use crates effectively within a workspace.

Generate Rust documentation to understand crate APIs, structure, and usage. Use when exploring Rust code, understanding crate organization, finding functions/types/traits, or needing context about a Rust package in the HASH workspace.

When not to use it

  • →When documentation for external dependencies is required

Prerequisites

Rust environmentCargo installed

Limitations

  • →Requires local source code access
  • →Documentation frequency depends on crate encoding settings

How it compares

Unlike manual documentation efforts, this automates the extraction of module hierarchies and type relationships directly from the codebase.

Compared to similar skills

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SkillInstallsUpdatedSafetyDifficulty
exploring-rust-crates (this skill)39moReviewBeginner
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deepwiki-rs2511moReviewIntermediate
writing-user-outputs14moReviewIntermediate

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