macOS
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brew install cargo-docsetlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install cargo-docset with Homebrew, Nix
Cargo subcommand to generate a Dash/Zeal docset for your Rust packages. Version 0.3.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-docset.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-docsetnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-docset/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Cargo subcommand to generate a Dash/Zeal docset for your Rust packages
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cargo-docset
history
Project history and usage
cargo-docset is a Cargo subcommand that converts rustdoc output for a crate or workspace into a Dash- and Zeal-compatible docset. It serves developers who want offline, indexed Rust API documentation inside docset browsers.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in August 2019, and the crate was published on crates.io the same month. The README defines the tool around generating Dash/Zeal docsets for Rust packages and their dependencies.
Rather than parsing Rust items directly, cargo-docset runs Cargo to generate documentation, walks the generated documentation directory, and fills a SQLite database in the docset format. That implementation choice keeps the project small and aligned with rustdoc output.
Adoption history
Adoption appears specialized: the supplied package-manager facts list Homebrew and Nix packages, and crates.io shows modest lifetime downloads. It fits a narrower offline-documentation workflow than general Cargo dependency or build tooling.
How it is used
Users run `cargo docset` in a crate directory. By default the generated docset is placed in `target/docset`, then copied into the Dash or Zeal docset directory.
The command supports many `cargo doc`-style options, including feature flags, package selection, target selection, workspace generation, and private item documentation.
Why package nerds care
cargo-docset is interesting because it bridges Rust's native rustdoc output with the older Dash/Zeal docset ecosystem. It shows how package metadata, generated HTML, and SQLite indexes can be stitched together without inventing a new documentation browser.
For maintainers who work offline or across many local crates, it packages a workspace's documentation into a format that external developer tools already understand.
Timeline
- 2019: Robzz/cargo-docset GitHub repository created.
- 2019: cargo-docset crate first published on crates.io.
- 2022: crates.io metadata shows the 0.3.1 release as the current line.
Related projects
- rustdoc and `cargo doc` generate the HTML documentation that cargo-docset packages.
- Dash and Zeal are the docset browsers targeted by the generated output.
- SQLite is used by the Dash docset format for indexing.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cargo-docset | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.3.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cargo-docset |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Robzz/cargo-docset |
| Repository | https://github.com/Robzz/cargo-docset |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
cargo-docset
nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-docset- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo Docset
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation