# Install cargo-nextest with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, winget Next-generation test runner for Rust. Version 0.9.140 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cargo-nextest ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cargo-nextest ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add cargo-nextest ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-nextest from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-nextest ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-nextest/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S cargo-nextest ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: cargo-nextest from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id nextest.cargo-nextest -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: nextest.cargo-nextest from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cargo-nextest - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.140 - **Source summary:** Next-generation test runner for Rust - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-05T23:45:03Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cargo-nextest (cli) - cargo-nextest (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.9.140 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-05 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/nextest-rs/nextest - Upstream latest detected: cargo-nextest-0.9.140 (current) ## Project history and usage cargo-nextest is the cargo-facing binary for Nextest, a next-generation Rust test runner. The official repository README describes cargo-nextest as a newer, faster Cargo test runner and points users to nexte.st for documentation. ### Project history The cargo-nextest crate first appeared on crates.io in February 2022 as version 0.9.0. The repository README says the project is derived from diem-devtools, while the documentation positions it as a replacement runner for Rust test workflows. ### Adoption history cargo-nextest has broad package-manager reach in the input facts: apk, Homebrew, Nix, Arch, and winget. Crates.io reported 11,087,886 downloads when checked on 2026-06-30, reflecting heavy use in Rust CI and local test loops. ### How it is used Users run cargo nextest run to execute tests, configure repository behavior in .config/nextest.toml, and optionally use user config for personal UI preferences. The docs cover profiles, retries, timeouts, test groups, per-test overrides, archives, and integrations. ### Why package nerds care It is significant because it rethinks the default cargo test experience around fast execution, structured configuration, CI behavior, and machine-readable metadata, making test running a first-class package workflow rather than a fixed Cargo subcommand behavior. ### Timeline - 2022: First crates.io release 0.9.0. - 2026: Crates.io latest version 0.9.138 and Homebrew stable version 0.9.138. ### Related projects - Related projects include Cargo's built-in test runner, nextest-runner, nextest-metadata, nextest-filtering, cargo-llvm-cov integration, and the earlier diem-devtools codebase. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cargo-nextest. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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 - Unix: .config/nextest.toml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nextest/config.toml, ~/.config/nextest/config.toml - Windows: .config\nextest.toml, %APPDATA%\nextest\config.toml, %XDG_CONFIG_HOME%\nextest\config.toml, %HOME%\.config\nextest\config.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cargo-nextest - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - cargo-nextest: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-nextest/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - cargo-nextest - 0.9.110-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-nextest from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A next-generation test runner for Rust | https://nexte.st/ - pacman - cargo-nextest - 0.9.137-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cargo-nextest from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A next-generation test runner for Rust. | https://github.com/nextest-rs/nextest - winget - nextest.cargo-nextest: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: nextest.cargo-nextest from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Package publisher tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cargo-insta](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-insta/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust, testing. - [cargo-llvm-cov](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-llvm-cov/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, ci, cli, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-fuzz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-fuzz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust, testing. - [cargo-hack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-hack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust, testing. - [gotestsum](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotestsum/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ci, cli, developer-tools, test-runner, testing. - [cargo-auditable](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-auditable/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-binstall](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-binstall/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-binutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-binutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cargo, cli, developer-tools, rust. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. 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