install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cargo-depgraph

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-depgraph

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-depgraph/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S cargo-depgraph

Arch Linux sync databases · cargo-depgraph · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Creates dependency graphs for cargo projects

Project links

Commands and aliases

cargo-depgraph

history

Project history and usage

cargo-depgraph is a Cargo subcommand for turning a Rust package's Cargo metadata into Graphviz dependency graphs. It fills the small but durable need to see feature, target, dev, build, optional, and transitive dependency structure as an image or DOT graph.

Project history

The crate was published on crates.io in July 2020 with the description that it creates dependency graphs for Cargo projects using cargo metadata and Graphviz. Its official repository metadata has since appeared under jplatte's Codeberg account, while crates.io still records the older SourceHut repository URL, suggesting a repository-hosting move rather than a change in purpose.

The README's examples focus on piping `cargo depgraph` into Graphviz's `dot`, and the documented output legend shows the project grew around Cargo-specific semantics rather than generic graph rendering.

Adoption history

Adoption is niche but broad enough for distribution packaging: the supplied package-manager facts list Homebrew, Nix, and Arch Linux packages, and crates.io records tens of thousands of downloads. That puts cargo-depgraph in the class of Rust ecosystem utilities that are not core workflow tools, but are useful enough to be packaged by Unix-oriented distributions.

How it is used

Users run `cargo depgraph [options] | dot -Tpng > graph.png` from a Cargo project, with Graphviz installed locally or another DOT renderer available. Common options include `--all-deps` and `--all-deps --dedup-transitive-deps` for fuller dependency views.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about cargo-depgraph because it exposes Cargo resolver state visually: optional dependencies, target-specific dependencies, build dependencies, dev dependencies, and transitive optional edges become inspectable without hand-reading `Cargo.lock` and `Cargo.toml` trees.

It is also a good example of the Rust community's habit of building small Cargo subcommands around `cargo metadata`, then letting traditional Unix tools such as Graphviz handle the final representation.

Timeline

2020: cargo-depgraph crate first published on crates.io.
2023: crates.io metadata for cargo-depgraph last updated at version 1.6.0.
2026: Codeberg repository metadata lists jplatte/cargo-depgraph as an active repository.

Related projects

Cargo metadata is the data source that lets cargo-depgraph inspect Rust package graphs.
Graphviz is the rendering toolchain used by the README examples.
Other Cargo inspection tools, such as cargo tree, overlap in dependency exploration but present the graph as text rather than DOT output.

Sources

https://codeberg.org/api/v1/repos/jplatte/cargo-depgraph
https://codeberg.org/jplatte/cargo-depgraph#readme
https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/cargo-depgraph
input.source_facts.package-manager

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 10 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 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-depgraph`	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 version1.6.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://sr.ht/~jplatte/cargo-depgraph/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sr.ht/~jplatte/cargo-depgraph/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cargo-depgraph
Version	1.6.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cargo-depgraph
Homepage	https://sr.ht/~jplatte/cargo-depgraph/
Repository	https://codeberg.org/jplatte/cargo-depgraph
Upstream docs	https://codeberg.org/jplatte/cargo-depgraph#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://git.sr.ht/~jplatte/cargo-depgraph/archive/v1.6.0.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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-depgraph
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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-depgraph

nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-depgraph

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cargo Depgraph

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-depgraph/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman95%

cargo-depgraph 1.6.0-3

Creates dependency graphs for cargo projects using cargo metadata and graphviz

https://github.com/jplatte/cargo-depgraph

sudo pacman -S cargo-depgraph

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cargo Depgraph

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: cargo-depgraph from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/cargo-depgraph.yml

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

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