rust-lang/rust-clippy - Open Source PR Review Scorecard

A bunch of lints to catch common mistakes and improve your Rust code. Book: https://doc.rust-lang.org/clippy/

C-Rank Grade: A (Welcoming) - 65/100

External PR Merge Rate: 56%

Response Time: 1d

First Timer Success: 52%

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Is rust-lang/rust-clippy welcoming to first-time open-source contributors?

rust-lang/rust-clippy has a recorded first-timer success rate of 52.2%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.

How fast can I expect code review feedback on my pull request?

Maintainers in rust-lang/rust-clippy respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 27.9 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.

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The external contributor pull request merge rate for rust-lang/rust-clippy is 56.1%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.

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rust-lang/rust-clippy currently has 13 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels like "good first issue", "beginner", or "up-for-grabs".

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Warmth Score
7.1/10
Patience Score
7.6/10
Nitpick Rate
36%

Balanced & professional review environment in rust-lang/rust-clippy. Maintains strict focus on technical quality and test standards.

Top PR Submission Do's

  • •Add unit tests with >80% coverage for modified code paths
  • •Run repository linter and code formatters locally before pushing
  • •Link relevant GitHub issue ID in PR description pre-flight checklist

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1 days+
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Average Response Latency

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Merge Efficiency
56.1%
Moderate PR acceptance rate

External Acceptance Rate

Percentage of community pull requests successfully merged into main.

First-Timer Success
52.2%
Strong first-timer PR acceptance rate

First PR Conversion

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128 core
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56.1%
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52.2%
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Community Vibe47/100

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Summary You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Clippy tries to break perfectly working code then fails. Reproducer Code: [dependencies] async-recursion = "=1.1.1" #[async_recursion::async_recursion] pub async fn f() { f().await } Current output: error: errors present after applying fixes to crate `clippy_repro_async_recursion` --> src/lib.rs = cause: error[E0733]: recursion in an async fn requires boxing --> src/lib.rs:1:1 | 1 | pub async fn f() { | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2 | f().await | --------- recursive call here | = note: a recursive `async fn` call must introduce indirection such as `Box::pin` to avoid an infinitely sized future error: aborting due to 1 previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0733`. help: to report this as a bug, open an issue at https://github.com/ru

📅 Opened Oct 1, 2026💬 4 comments
Quality: 60/100Contribute

Summary For this issue: warning: use of irregular braces for `format!` macro --> crates/resolver/src/hosts.rs:246:9 | 246 | format! {"{server_path}/crates/resolver/tests"} | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: consider writing: `format!("{server_path}/crates/resolver/tests");` | = help: for further information visit https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/rust-1.99.0/index.html#nonstandard_macro_braces = note: `#[warn(clippy::nonstandard_macro_braces)]` on by default --fix produced this diff: diff --git a/crates/resolver/src/hosts.rs b/crates/resolver/src/hosts.rs index b314f4665..92ce94c0d 100644 --- a/crates/resolver/src/hosts.rs +++ b/crates/resolver/src/hosts.rs @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ mod tests { fn tests_dir() -> String { let server_path = env::var("TDNS_WORKSPACE_ROOT").unwrap_or_else(|_| "../..".to_owned()); - format! {"{server_path}/crates/resolver/tests"} + format!("{server_path}/crates/resolve

📅 Opened Oct 1, 2026💬 6 comments
Quality: 60/100Contribute

Summary The unnecessary_fold lint suggests using any over, e.g., fold(false, |acc, x| acc || x) because the former short-circuits. But whether or not short-circuiting is wanted depends, for example, iterators or fold closures may have side-effects. The previous example is therefore ambiguous because it uses the short-circuiting || op. It ought explicitly either short-circuit via any or use the non-short-circuiting | op. Alternative solution to the #3351 issue Reproducer Code: /// Broadcasts all previously recorded events to their respective listeners. /// /// Returns `true` if an event was delivered to at least one listener. fn broadcast(&self) -> bool { self.storage .iter() // Any signal of this kind arrived since we checked last? .filter(|event_info| event_info.pending.swap(false, Ordering::SeqCst)) // Ignore errors if there are no listeners .map(|event_info| event_info.tx.send(()).is_ok()) .fold(false, |acc, x| acc || x) } Current

📅 Opened Sep 26, 2026💬 8 comments
Quality: 60/100Contribute

Summary module_name_repetitions no longer lints when the name that is repetitive is in a re-export group. Lint Name module_name_repetitions Reproducer I tried this code: #![warn(clippy::module_name_repetitions)] pub mod space { mod happening { pub struct SpaceTime {} pub struct SpaceWedgie {} pub struct NegativeSpaceWedgie {} } pub use happening::SpaceTime; pub use happening::{NegativeSpaceWedgie, SpaceWedgie}; } I expected to see this happen: Lint on SpaceTime and SpaceWedgie re-exports, as on stable 1.98.1: warning: item name starts with its containing module's name --> src/lib.rs:10:24 | 10 | pub use happening::SpaceTime; | ^^^^^^^^^ | = help: for further information visit https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/rust-1.98.0/index.html#module_name_repetitions note: the lint level is defined here --> src/lib.rs:1:9 | 1 | #![warn(clippy::module_name_repetitions)] | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

📅 Opened Sep 26, 2026💬 3 comments
Quality: 50/100Contribute

Summary clippy::useless_attribute flags clippy::allow_attributes on use. However, clippy::allow_attributes is needed on a use to suppress that lint for allow(unused_imports) (or potentially other valid allow attributes). Those allows themselves are, in turn, needed when inside a macro where the lint might only fire on some applications (due to #17562 ). Lint Name useless_attribute Reproducer #[expect(clippy::allow_attributes, reason = "lint depends on macro application")] #[allow(unused_imports)] use path::to::something::unused; Version rustc 1.97.1 (8bab26f4f 2026-07-14) binary: rustc commit-hash: 8bab26f4f68e0e26f0bb7960be334d5b520ea452 commit-date: 2026-07-14 host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu release: 1.97.1 LLVM version: 22.1.6 Additional Labels No response

📅 Opened Sep 25, 2026💬 1 comment
Quality: 90/100Contribute
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Is rust-lang/rust-clippy welcoming to first-time open-source contributors?

rust-lang/rust-clippy has a recorded first-timer success rate of 52.2%. Repositories ranked Welcoming typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.

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How fast can I expect code review feedback on my pull request?

The initial maintainer response time averages ~1 days+. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.

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What does the 64.6 C-Rank™ score represent?

The C-Rank™ index scores repositories on a 0 to 100 scale using an objective formula: external PR merge rates, initial response speed, active maintainer count, and first-time contributor retention. A score of 64.6 places rust-lang/rust-clippy in the Welcoming tier.

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