macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cargo-shearlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 4460
Install cargo-shear with Homebrew, Nix, winget
Detect and remove unused dependencies from Cargo.toml in Rust projects. Version 1.13.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-shear.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-shearnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-shear/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Boshen.cargo-shear -eWindows Package Manager source index · Boshen.cargo-shear · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Detect and remove unused dependencies from Cargo.toml in Rust projects
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cargo-shear
history
Project history and usage
cargo-shear is a Rust Cargo subcommand for detecting and optionally fixing unused or misplaced dependencies and unlinked source files.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in March 2024 and the first crates.io release appeared the next day. The README describes the tool as feature-complete, with ongoing work focused on bug fixes, dependency upgrades, and UI/UX improvements.
Adoption history
Despite being newer than the other tools in this batch, crates.io metadata showed many releases by 2026 and package facts list Homebrew, Nix, and winget packages. The README includes CI examples and machine-readable JSON output for automation.
How it is used
Users run cargo shear to check for issues, cargo shear --fix to remove unused dependencies, --deny-warnings for strict CI, --format=json for structured output, and --expand with nightly when macro expansion is needed.
Why package nerds care
It is part of the Rust ecosystem's dependency-hygiene tooling, sitting near cargo-udeps and cargo-machete but using rust-analyzer parsing and Cargo metadata to find unused dependencies without compiling in the default mode.
Timeline
- 2024: Repository created and first crates.io release published.
- 2026: README described the tool as feature-complete.
- 2026: crates.io reported v1.13.1 as the latest release.
Related projects
- README prior art names cargo-udeps, cargo-machete, Cargo, and Clippy.
- README documents automatic handling for cargo-hakari workspace-hack crates.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cargo-shear. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
Cargo.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cargo-shear | 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 version1.13.3
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cargo-shear |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.13.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Boshen/cargo-shear |
| Repository | https://github.com/Boshen/cargo-shear |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T12:28:27Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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-shear
nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-shear- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo Shear
winget95%
Boshen.cargo-shear
winget install --id Boshen.cargo-shear -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo Shear
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation