# Clippy

> A collection of lints to catch common mistakes and improve your Rust code.

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/clippy
- **Category:** Code Quality Tools
- **Homepage:** https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/
- **Also known as:** clippy
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T22:35:16.229Z

## Vioscale score

**75.8 / 100**, confidence 12% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 0 | 16 | 0 | - |
| github_stars | 95.5 | 5 | 477.4 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 18 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 88.9 | 10 | 888.9 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 13 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 26 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

## About

Clippy provides over 800 lints organized into configurable categories to catch common mistakes and improve Rust code quality. Lints are categorized by severity (correctness, suspicious, style, complexity, performance) and can be enabled or disabled individually.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Code Quality Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Function | Linter |
| Language scope | Single-language |
| Implementation language | Rust |
| **Capability** | |
| Autofix | - |
| **Config** | |
| Config model | Rule packs |
| **Extensibility** | |
| Custom rules | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | CLI-local |
| **Delivery** | |
| Editor integration | - |
| CI / VCS gating | - |
| **Insight** | |
| Code metrics | - |
| **Performance** | |
| Incremental / monorepo aware | - |
| **Licensing** | |
| Open-source | OSS |
| **Commercial** | |
| Pricing model | Free |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pulse) | 2026-08-03 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 115,144 | [link](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Rust | [link](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust) | 2026-08-03 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | open_source | [link](https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 20 | [link](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/releases) | 2026-08-03 | 70% (medium) |

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