Rust Async Patterns
Write and debug async Rust code with Tokio, channels, streams and error handling patterns
- Repository
- wshobson/agents
- Stars
- 42,095
- Licence
- MIT
- Files
- 2 files
What it does
When installed, the agent gets guidance on writing asynchronous Rust, a style of programming where many tasks wait on input or output at the same time without blocking each other. It knows the Tokio runtime and common building blocks such as tasks, channels, streams, select, JoinSet and cancellation tokens, and follows a set of do's and don'ts such as avoiding blocking calls and holding locks across awaits. It also points to a reference document with more detailed worked examples.
Great for
- Rust developers building network services or other concurrent applications with Tokio
- Developers debugging deadlocks, blocked tasks or async error handling in Rust
- Teams wanting consistent async Rust conventions in code reviews
Skip it if
- Non-Rust projects, since the guidance is specific to Rust and Tokio (a different language or runtime would get no benefit)
- Beginners learning Rust from scratch, because the skill assumes existing Rust knowledge and does not teach the language basics
Try asking
- “Refactor this blocking file-reading function into an async Tokio version”
- “Help me limit how many concurrent HTTP requests my Rust service makes at once”
- “Why is my async Rust code deadlocking when I hold a Mutex across an await?”
- “Design a channel-based worker pool with graceful cancellation in Tokio”
Install in 3 steps
- 1
Download the skill
The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.
rust-async-patterns.zip - 2
Add it to your agent
Claude Code (all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip rust-async-patterns.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)
mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip rust-async-patterns.zip -d .claude/skills/Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.
- 3
Ask for the task
No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.
Get better results
- Name your runtime and Tokio version in the request so the advice matches your project
- Paste the failing code and any error or hang symptoms so the agent can reason about the specific await points
- Treat the sample code as a starting pattern and check it against the current Tokio documentation before relying on exact API details
What's inside
- references/details.md
- SKILL.md
Redistributed unmodified from wshobson/agents under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.