macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cargo-clonelocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install cargo-clone with Homebrew, Nix, pacman
Cargo subcommand to fetch the source code of a Rust crate. Version 1.2.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-clonenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-clone/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S cargo-cloneArch Linux sync databases · cargo-clone · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Cargo subcommand to fetch the source code of a Rust crate
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cargo-clone
history
Project history and usage
cargo-clone is a small Cargo subcommand that downloads the source code of crates from a registry. It fills a simple inspection gap: getting a crate's packaged source without manually navigating registry storage or repository metadata.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in January 2016, early in Cargo's third-party subcommand culture. The README positions cargo-clone as a way to fetch Rust crate source from a registry and, optionally, clone the upstream git repository recorded in crate metadata.
Adoption history
cargo-clone is a niche utility rather than a broad platform component. Its adoption is visible through crates.io publication and packaging in Homebrew, Nix, and pacman, mostly serving developers who inspect crate contents or reproduce package sources.
How it is used
Users run commands such as `cargo clone serde` or append a version requirement such as `cargo clone cargo-clone@1.0.0`. With `--git`, the tool uses the repository URL from crate metadata and delegates to git clone.
Why package nerds care
The tool matters to package nerds because it distinguishes registry source from repository source. That distinction is central to auditing Rust packages: the code published to crates.io is the artifact Cargo actually builds.
Timeline
- 2016: GitHub repository created.
- 2016: First crates.io publication recorded for cargo-clone.
- 2025: crates.io metadata shows continued updates, with version 1.2.4 current by the sampled registry data.
Related projects
- Cargo provides the external subcommand mechanism that lets `cargo clone` dispatch to cargo-clone.
- crates.io is the registry source that cargo-clone queries and downloads from.
- git is used when users choose the README-documented `--git` path.
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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
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-clone | cli | global executable |
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 generated2026-07-08
manager version1.2.4
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.2.4
https://github.com/JanLikar/cargo-clone
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cargo-clone |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cargo-clone |
| Homepage | https://github.com/JanLikar/cargo-clone |
| Repository | https://github.com/JanLikar/cargo-clone |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/JanLikar/cargo-clone#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/JanLikar/cargo-clone/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.4.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:02:57-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf, rust |
| Uses from macOS | curl |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | cargo-clone |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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-clone
nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-clone- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo Clone
pacman95%
cargo-clone 1.2.4-2
A cargo subcommand to fetch the source code of a Rust crate
https://github.com/JanLikar/cargo-clone
sudo pacman -S cargo-clone- License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 14 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo Clone
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
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment