Connect crates.io to any app

Search Rust crates and read crate metadata, versions, owners and download counts from the crates.io package registry.

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2 triggers 8 actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

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What do you want to automate with crates.io?

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https://mcp.apiant.ai

Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser.

Set it up in your client

Claude Code

Run this in the directory you want to work in.

claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai

Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.

Claude Code guide

Claude, web and desktop

Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first.

Setup guide

Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

Setup guide

Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

Setup guide

Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app

Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in.

Setup guide

Any other MCP client

Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection.

Setup guide

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What your agent can do with crates.io

Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 8 actions

Trigger
New crate
Fires when a new crate is registered on crates.io.
Trigger
New crate version
Fires when any crate publishes a new version.
Action
Find crates by category
Search crates.io within a given category slug.
Action
Find crates by name
Search crates.io for crates matching a query string.
Action
Get crate
Get metadata for a single crate by name.
Action
Get crate downloads
Get download counts (daily history + totals) for a crate.
Action
Get crate version
Get metadata for one specific version of a crate.
Action
Get crate version readme
Get the rendered README HTML for a specific crate version.
Action
List categories
List all crates.io categories with descriptions and crate counts.
Action
List crate versions
List all published versions of a crate.

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What can start an automation from crates.io?

Any of crates.io's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New crate and New crate version. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

What can your agent do in crates.io?

Any of crates.io's 8 actions, including Find crates by category, Find crates by name, Get crate and Get crate downloads. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

Which apps can crates.io connect to?

Any app in the catalog; the list on this page pairs crates.io with each of them. If the other app is missing, point your agent at its API documentation and it builds the connector.

What happens when something fails?

Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.