Cargo Appraiser

v0.2.1 · added 3 November 2026

LSP for Cargo.toml. You need to enable zed's inlay_hints.

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How to install

With Forge Super installed, the button above opens the app on this extension, where you press Install. Nothing is installed until you do.

You can also open the Extensions panel in the app and search for Cargo Appraiser. The extension's id is cargo-appraiser.

Don't have Forge Super yet? Download it here.

README

From the extension's repository, written by its authors and not by Mentenaz. See the source.

zed-cargo-appraiser

A Zed extension for the cargo-appraiser LSP server.

Features

Version Decorations - Shows installed vs latest versions inline
Hover Information - Available versions, features, and git references
Code Actions - Update dependencies
Audit Warnings - Security vulnerability information

Note: Enable Zed's inlay hints to see version decorations.

Installation

Install from the Zed Extensions panel.

Configuration

Configure in your Zed settings.json:

{
  "lsp": {
    "cargo-appraiser": {
      // Pin to a specific version (optional)
      "settings": {
        "version": "0.3.0"
      },
      // LSP initialization options
      "initialization_options": {
        // See upstream docs for all options
      }
    }
  }
}

Custom Binary

{
  "lsp": {
    "cargo-appraiser": {
      "binary": {
        "path": "/path/to/cargo-appraiser",
        "arguments": ["--renderer", "inlayHint"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Documentation

For full configuration options (decoration formatters, audit settings, etc.), see the cargo-appraiser documentation.

Troubleshooting

macOS Gatekeeper

If macOS blocks the binary:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ~/.zed/extensions/*/cargo-appraiser-*/cargo-appraiser

Audit not working

Install cargo-audit:

cargo install cargo-audit --locked