Is cargo-generate safe to use?

cargo-generate has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.23.8). DepScope rates its health at 79/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of cargo-generate?

The latest version of cargo-generate is 0.23.8, released 2026-04-01.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of cargo-generate.

No, cargo-generate is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.23.8 (2026-04-01).

Popular alternatives to cargo-generate in Cargo include: hashbrown, getrandom, windows-sys, syn.

cargo-generate is licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0.

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 79/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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