About rust-deps-visualizer
A command-line skill that renders a Rust project's dependency tree as ASCII art. It reads Cargo.toml and cargo tree output, with options to limit depth and display feature flags.
Key features
- 01ASCII dependency tree output
- 02Configurable tree depth
- 03Feature flag display
- 04Cargo metadata and tree parsing
Use cases
- 01Inspect a project's dependencies
- 02Limit output for large dependency trees
- 03Review enabled crate features
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/rust-deps-visualizerin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMERust Dependencies Visualizer
Generate ASCII art visualizations of your Rust project's dependency tree.
Usage
/rust-deps-visualizer [--depth N] [--features]
Options:
--depth N: Limit tree depth (default: 3)--features: Show feature flags
Output Format
Simple Tree (Default)
my-project v0.1.0
├── tokio v1.49.0
│ ├── pin-project-lite v0.2.x
│ └── bytes v1.x
├── serde v1.0.x
│ └── serde_derive v1.0.x
└── anyhow v1.x
Feature-Aware Tree
my-project v0.1.0
├── tokio v1.49.0 [rt, rt-multi-thread, macros, fs, io-util]
│ ├── pin-project-lite v0.2.x
│ └── bytes v1.x
├── serde v1.0.x [derive]
│ └── serde_derive v1.0.x (proc-macro)
└── anyhow v1.x [std]
Implementation
Step 1: Parse Cargo.toml for direct dependencies
cargo metadata --format-version=1 --no-deps 2>/dev/null
Step 2: Get full dependency tree
cargo tree --depth=${DEPTH:-3} ${FEATURES:+--features} 2>/dev/null
Step 3: Format as ASCII art tree
Use these box-drawing characters:
├──for middle items└──for last items│for continuation lines
Visual Enhancements
Dependency Categories
my-project v0.1.0
│
├─[Runtime]─────────────────────
│ ├── tokio v1.49.0
│ └── async-trait v0.1.x
│
├─[Serialization]───────────────
│ ├── serde v1.0.x
│ └── serde_json v1.x
│
└─[Development]─────────────────
├── criterion v0.5.x
└── proptest v1.x
Size Visualization (Optional)
my-project v0.1.0
├── tokio v1.49.0 ████████████ 2.1 MB
├── serde v1.0.x ███████ 1.2 MB
├── regex v1.x █████ 890 KB
└── anyhow v1.x ██ 120 KB
─────────────────
Total: 4.3 MB
Workflow
- Check for Cargo.toml in current directory
- Run
cargo treewith specified options - Parse output and generate ASCII visualization
- Optionally categorize by purpose (runtime, dev, build)
Related Skills
| When | See |
|---|---|
| Crate selection advice | m11-ecosystem |
| Workspace management | m11-ecosystem |
| Feature flag decisions | m11-ecosystem |
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