# Install cargo-shear with Homebrew, Nix, winget Detect and remove unused dependencies from Cargo.toml in Rust projects. Version 1.13.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-06. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cargo-shear ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cargo-shear ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-shear ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-shear/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Boshen.cargo-shear -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Boshen.cargo-shear from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cargo-shear - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.13.1 - **Source summary:** Detect and remove unused dependencies from Cargo.toml in Rust projects - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-06T20:42:23Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cargo-shear (cli) - cargo-shear (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: 1.13.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-06 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Boshen/cargo-shear - Upstream latest detected: v1.13.1 (current) ## 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 Notes 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. ## 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: Cargo.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cargo-shear - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - cargo-shear: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-shear/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Boshen.cargo-shear: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Boshen.cargo-shear from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Package publisher tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry command family. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cargo-udeps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-udeps/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cargo, cargo-toml, dependencies, toml, unused. - [cargo-sort](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-sort/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cargo, cargo-toml, dependencies, toml. - [cargo-binstall](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-binstall/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cargo, projects, rust. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cargo-shear.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cargo-shear.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph