rust-symbol-analyzer

zhanghandong/rust-skills · updated Apr 10, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/zhanghandong/rust-skills --skill rust-symbol-analyzer
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summary

Analyze Rust project structure and symbols using LSP with filtering by type.

  • Supports three analysis modes: entire project workspace, single file, or filtered by symbol type (struct, trait, function, module)
  • Uses LSP document and workspace symbol operations to extract nested symbol hierarchies with metadata like visibility, async status, and derives
  • Generates multiple output formats including module trees, symbol tables by type, complexity metrics, and dependency analysis
  • Handles
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Rust Symbol Analyzer

Analyze project structure by examining symbols across your Rust codebase.

Usage

/rust-symbol-analyzer [file.rs] [--type struct|trait|fn|mod]

Examples:

  • /rust-symbol-analyzer - Analyze entire project
  • /rust-symbol-analyzer src/lib.rs - Analyze single file
  • /rust-symbol-analyzer --type trait - List all traits in project

LSP Operations

1. Document Symbols (Single File)

Get all symbols in a file with their hierarchy.

LSP(
  operation: "documentSymbol",
  filePath: "src/lib.rs",
  line: 1,
  character: 1
)

Returns: Nested structure of modules, structs, functions, etc.

2. Workspace Symbols (Entire Project)

Search for symbols across the workspace.

LSP(
  operation: "workspaceSymbol",
  filePath: "src/lib.rs",
  line: 1,
  character: 1
)

Note: Query is implicit in the operation context.

Workflow

User: "What's the structure of this project?"
[1] Find all Rust files
    Glob("**/*.rs")
[2] Get symbols from each key file
    LSP(documentSymbol) for lib.rs, main.rs
[3] Categorize by type
[4] Generate structure visualization

Output Format

Project Overview

## Project Structure: my-project

### Modules
├── src/
│   ├── lib.rs (root)
│   ├── config/
│   │   ├── mod.rs
│   │   └── parser.rs
│   ├── handlers/
│   │   ├── mod.rs
│   │   ├── auth.rs
│   │   └── api.rs
│   └── models/
│       ├── mod.rs
│       ├── user.rs
│       └── order.rs
└── tests/
    └── integration.rs

By Symbol Type

## Symbols by Type

### Structs (12)
| Name | Location | Fields | Derives |
|------|----------|--------|---------|
| Config | src/config.rs:10 | 5 | Debug, Clone |
| User | src/models/user.rs:8 | 4 | Debug, Serialize |
| Order | src/models/order.rs:15 | 6 | Debug, Serialize |
| ... | | | |

### Traits (4)
| Name | Location | Methods | Implementors |
|------|----------|---------|--------------|
| Handler | src/handlers/mod.rs:5 | 3 | AuthHandler, ApiHandler |
| Repository | src/db/mod.rs:12 | 5 | UserRepo, OrderRepo |
| ... | | | |

### Functions (25)
| Name | Location | Visibility | Async |
|------|----------|------------|-------|
| main | src/main.rs:10 | pub | yes |
| parse_config | src/config.rs:45 | pub | no |
| ... | | | |

### Enums (6)
| Name | Location | Variants |
|------|----------|----------|
| Error | src/error.rs:5 | 8 |
| Status | src/models/order.rs:5 | 4 |
| ... | | |

Single File Analysis

## src/handlers/auth.rs

### Symbols Hierarchy

mod auth
├── struct AuthHandler
│   ├── field: config: Config
│   ├── field: db: Pool
│   └── impl AuthHandler
│       ├── fn new(config, db) -> Self
│       ├── fn authenticate(&self, token) -> Result<User>
│       └── fn refresh_token(&self, user) -> Result<Token>
├── struct Token
│   ├── field: value: String
│   └── field: expires: DateTime
├── enum AuthError
│   ├── InvalidToken
│   ├── Expired
│   └── Unauthorized
└── impl Handler for AuthHandler
    ├── fn handle(&self, req) -> Response
    └── fn name(&self) -> &str

Analysis Features

Complexity Metrics

## Complexity Analysis

| File | Structs | Functions | Lines | Complexity |
|------|---------|-----------|-------|------------|
| src/handlers/auth.rs | 2 | 8 | 150 | Medium |
| src/models/user.rs | 3 | 12 | 200 | High |
| src/config.rs | 1 | 3 | 50 | Low |

**Hotspots:** Files with high complexity that may need refactoring
- src/handlers/api.rs (15 functions, 300 lines)

Dependency Analysis

## Internal Dependencies

auth.rs
├── imports from: config.rs, models/user.rs, db/mod.rs
└── imported by: main.rs, handlers/mod.rs

user.rs
├── imports from: (none - leaf module)
└── imported by: auth.rs, api.rs, tests/

Symbol Types

Type Icon LSP Kind
Module 📦 Module
Struct 🏗️ Struct
Enum 🔢 Enum
Trait 📜 Interface
Function Function
Method 🔧 Method
Constant 🔒 Constant
Field 📎 Field

Common Queries

User Says Analysis
"What structs are in this project?" workspaceSymbol + filter
"Show me src/lib.rs structure" documentSymbol
"Find all async functions" workspaceSymbol + async filter
"List public API" documentSymbol + pub filter

Related Skills

When See
Navigate to symbol rust-code-navigator
Call relationships rust-call-graph
Trait implementations rust-trait-explorer
Safe refactoring rust-refactor-helper

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Ratings

4.428 reviews
  • Emma White· Dec 8, 2024

    rust-symbol-analyzer is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.

  • Jin Robinson· Dec 4, 2024

    rust-symbol-analyzer reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.

  • Jin Martinez· Nov 27, 2024

    Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: rust-symbol-analyzer is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.

  • Jin Mensah· Nov 23, 2024

    I recommend rust-symbol-analyzer for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.

  • Rahul Santra· Nov 3, 2024

    We added rust-symbol-analyzer from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.

  • Pratham Ware· Oct 22, 2024

    rust-symbol-analyzer fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.

  • Amina Malhotra· Oct 18, 2024

    rust-symbol-analyzer has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.

  • Ishan Wang· Oct 14, 2024

    Useful defaults in rust-symbol-analyzer — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.

  • Yash Thakker· Sep 17, 2024

    Registry listing for rust-symbol-analyzer matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.

  • Charlotte Flores· Sep 9, 2024

    rust-symbol-analyzer reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.

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