Is cargo-watch safe to use?

cargo-watch has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (8.5.3). DepScope rates its health at 26/100 (critical risk).

What is the latest version of cargo-watch?

The latest version of cargo-watch is 8.5.3, released 2026-02-20.

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

Yes, cargo-watch is deprecated: repo_archived

DepScope has no curated alternatives for cargo-watch at this time.

cargo-watch is licensed under CC0-1.0.

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Health

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Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (1)

API access

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Last updated · 2026-02-20T05:56:42Z