Agent skills for Rust projects
91 open-license skills in our database are built for Rust, and 334 skills match a typical Rust project. Below: what coding agents get wrong on Rust, 3 picks to start with, and where each agent loads them.
Updated 2026-10-18. Tags used for this page: rust.
What coding agents get wrong in Rust
Agents fight the borrow checker with clone() and Rc<RefCell> everywhere, call unwrap() in library code, and pull a heavy crate for a small job. Async code mixes Tokio with other runtimes.
Skills that help
Skills for idiomatic error handling, ownership patterns and cargo test, plus a review skill for unsafe blocks.
Cursor rules: the database holds 5 Cursor rule files (.mdc) tagged Rust. Cursor reads them from .cursor/rules/. Other agents load SKILL.md skills, so most picks here are skills.
3 picks to start with
1. rust-patterns
Idiomatic Rust patterns, ownership, error handling, traits, concurrency, and best practices for building safe, performant applications.
npx skills add affaan-m/ECC --skill rust-patterns
2. rust-testing
Rust testing patterns including unit tests, integration tests, async testing, property-based testing, mocking, and coverage.
npx skills add affaan-m/ECC --skill rust-testing
3. rust-async-patterns
Master Rust async programming with Tokio, async traits, error handling, and concurrent patterns.
npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill rust-async-patterns
Get the list for your exact project
These 3 fit Rust in general. The scan box opens with a sample Rust description you can edit. A scan reads your repo or description, shows the match count and 2 picks free, and the full curated list (up to 30 picks with install commands, reasons and overlap notes) costs $9 once.
Where each agent loads Rust skills
- Claude Code: project folder
.claude/skills/, install flag--agent claude-code - Cursor: project folder
.cursor/skills/ or .agents/skills/, install flag--agent cursor - Codex: project folder
.agents/skills/, install flag--agent codex - GitHub Copilot: project folder
.github/skills/ or .agents/skills/, install flag--agent github-copilot
npx skills add owner/repo --skill skill-name --agent claude-code
How we count
We match project tags against 86,803 skills from 5,854 public GitHub repos (refreshed 2026-10-18). A skill built for another framework or language is left out, and so is a skill below our relevance floor. The picks on this page come from the ranked list for these tags. We favor broad practice skills over single-task ones. Licenses are shown as each repo declares them. Read a skill before you install it.
Questions
What agent skills should I use for Rust?
Start with a broad practice skill built for Rust, then add skills for testing and review. In our database 91 skills are tagged for Rust and 334 skills match a typical Rust project. The picks on this page are a place to start. A scan of your repo ranks the full list for your tasks.
Are there Cursor rules for Rust?
Yes. The database holds Rust Cursor rule files (.mdc) for crates such as actix-web. They install to .cursor/rules/.
Are there Cursor rules for Rust?
Yes. The database holds 5 Cursor rule files (.mdc) tagged Rust. Cursor loads them from .cursor/rules/. Claude Code, Codex and Copilot do not read .mdc rules, so pick SKILL.md skills for those agents.
Where do Rust skills go for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Copilot?
Claude Code reads .claude/skills/, Cursor reads .cursor/skills/ or .agents/skills/, Codex reads .agents/skills/, and GitHub Copilot reads .github/skills/ or .agents/skills/. The install command takes --agent with the agent name and copies the skill folder there.
Why 3 picks here?
The right list depends on your exact stack and tasks. Run a free scan for your project to see its match count and 2 picks. The full curated list is $9 once.
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