install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cargo-spellcheck

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-spellcheck

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S cargo-spellcheck

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

overview

Package summary

Checks rust documentation for spelling and grammar mistakes

Project links

Commands and aliases

cargo-spellcheck

history

Project history and usage

cargo-spellcheck is a Cargo subcommand for spell-checking and grammar-checking Rust documentation and comments.

Project history

The official README describes cargo-spellcheck as a tool that checks spelling with hunspell and grammar with nlprule, with interactive fixing and automation-oriented commands.

Adoption history

GitHub records the repository as created in May 2020, and crates.io records the crate as first published the same month. The input package facts list Homebrew, Nix, and Arch packages.

How it is used

The README documents `cargo spellcheck check`, `cargo spellcheck fix`, shell completions, and CI/CD or commit-hook usage. The configuration page documents explicit config via CLI flags or Cargo.toml metadata, plus implicit project and per-user config files.

Why package nerds care

cargo-spellcheck sits in the Rust tooling niche where documentation quality becomes a build or review concern, so package maintainers can catch spelling and grammar regressions before release.

Timeline

2020: GitHub repository created and first crates.io release recorded.
2026: crates.io records max_version 0.15.7.

Related projects

The README and repository topics identify hunspell, nlprule, and LanguageTool-style grammar checking as related components.

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 3 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.

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.

Linux: /home/alice/.config/cargo_spellcheck/config.toml
macOS: /Users/Alice/Library/Preferences/cargo_spellcheck/config.toml
Unix: Cargo.toml${CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR}/.config/spellcheck.toml.config/spellcheck.toml
Windows: C:\Users\Alice\AppData\Roaming\cargo_spellcheck\config.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`cargo-spellcheck`	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 version0.15.7

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.15.7

https://github.com/drahnr/cargo-spellcheck

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cargo-spellcheck
Version	0.15.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cargo-spellcheck
Homepage	https://github.com/drahnr/cargo-spellcheck
Repository	https://github.com/drahnr/cargo-spellcheck
Upstream docs	https://docs.rs/crate/cargo-spellcheck/latest
License	Apache-2.0 OR MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/drahnr/cargo-spellcheck/archive/refs/tags/v0.15.7.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:02:58-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	hunspell
Build dependencies	llvm, pkgconf, rust
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-spellcheck
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	head 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-spellcheck

nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-spellcheck

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cargo Spellcheck

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

pacman95%

cargo-spellcheck 0.15.7-1

Checks all your documentation for spelling and grammar mistakes

https://github.com/drahnr/cargo-spellcheck

sudo pacman -S cargo-spellcheck

License: MIT AND Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cargo Spellcheck

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: cargo-spellcheck 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-spellcheck.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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