Agent skill

Rust Ownership Borrowing

by hashgraph-online in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins

Design and review Rust ownership, borrowing, lifetimes, and interior mutability so data flow matches the domain model.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Rust Ownership Borrowing

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill rust-ownership-borrowing -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins rust-ownership-borrowing --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/rust-ownership-borrowing .claude/skills/rust-ownership-borrowing && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
rust-ownership-borrowing
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~911 tokens
SKILL.md length
437 words
Files
3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
714
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Design and review Rust ownership, borrowing, lifetimes, and interior mutability so data flow matches the domain model.

  • Works in 7 steps: Identify the owner of each value… → Decide the required access for each… → Shorten borrows before changing types.… → …
  • Reviewing Rust code that hits move
  • SKILL.md covers Core Workflow, Signature Rules, Common Fix Patterns and Review Checklist
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Rust Ownership Borrowing is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Design and review Rust ownership, borrowing, lifetimes, and interior mutability so data flow matches the domain model. Use when writing, refactoring, or reviewing Rust code that hits move, borrow checker, aliasing, Clone, Copy, Rc, Arc, RefCell, or lifetime problems.

Its SKILL.md is about 910 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml` and `references/borrow-patterns.md`). Compatibility notes: Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

It sits in Development, covering Refactoring. It works with Rust. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing Rust code that hits move
  • Lifetime problems

Example prompts

  • “/rust-ownership-borrowing”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Identify the owner of each value crossing the failing code path.
  2. Decide the required access for each function: own, shared borrow, mutable
  3. Shorten borrows before changing types. Introduce blocks, temporary values,
  4. Prefer moving values when the caller no longer needs them. Prefer borrowing
  5. Replace self-referential or graph-like designs with IDs, indices, arenas, or
  6. Use Rc for single-threaded shared ownership and Arc for cross-thread
  7. Add tests that exercise the ownership-sensitive behavior, not just the

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9e7b281. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

  • Compatibility

    Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Rust Ownership Borrowing loads about 911 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 73 tokens; SKILL.md has 437 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~73
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~911
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 9e7b281, republished under its MIT licence (© hashgraph-online). 437 words, ~911 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/rust-ownership-borrowing/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
rust-ownership-borrowing
description
Design and review Rust ownership, borrowing, lifetimes, and interior mutability so data flow matches the domain model. Use when writing, refactoring, or reviewing Rust code that hits move, borrow checker, aliasing, Clone, Copy, Rc, Arc, RefCell, or lifetime problems.
compatibility
Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.
license
MIT
metadata.version
0.1.0
metadata.displayName
Rust Ownership Borrowing
metadata.category
Rust
metadata.tags
rust,ownership,borrowing,lifetimes,borrow-checker

Rust Ownership Borrowing

Use this skill to make ownership shape match the program's data flow. Treat borrow-checker errors as design feedback: decide who owns each value, how long access must last, and whether mutation needs exclusivity or a different data shape.

Core Workflow

  1. Identify the owner of each value crossing the failing code path.
  2. Decide the required access for each function: own, shared borrow, mutable borrow, or shared ownership.
  3. Shorten borrows before changing types. Introduce blocks, temporary values, helper functions, or earlier extraction so references end before mutation.
  4. Prefer moving values when the caller no longer needs them. Prefer borrowing when the caller retains ownership. Clone only when duplicate ownership is intentional and the cost is acceptable.
  5. Replace self-referential or graph-like designs with IDs, indices, arenas, or ownership trees before reaching for Rc<RefCell<_>>.
  6. Use Rc for single-threaded shared ownership and Arc for cross-thread shared ownership. Add Cell, RefCell, Mutex, or RwLock only when the mutation model is explicit.
  7. Add tests that exercise the ownership-sensitive behavior, not just the compiler error that prompted the change.

Signature Rules

  • Take T when the function consumes or stores the value.
  • Take &T when the function only reads during the call.
  • Take &mut T when the function must mutate and no other access should occur.
  • Return owned values unless the returned reference is clearly tied to an input lifetime.
  • Avoid accepting &Vec<T>, &String, or &PathBuf when &[T], &str, or &Path expresses the needed capability.
  • Avoid adding lifetime parameters to structs unless the struct truly borrows data owned elsewhere. Owned fields are usually simpler.
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Common Fix Patterns

Read references/borrow-patterns.md when resolving non-trivial compiler errors or reviewing a borrow-heavy patch.

  • Narrow the scope of immutable borrows before taking a mutable borrow.
  • Use Option::take, std::mem::take, or std::mem::replace to move a field out while leaving a valid value behind.
  • Use collection APIs such as split_at_mut, get_mut, entry, drain, and retain instead of indexing patterns that create overlapping borrows.
  • Clone handles like Arc, Rc, and cheap IDs freely when that is the intended ownership handle; avoid cloning payloads to silence the compiler.
  • Convert iterator chains to explicit loops only when it makes borrow lifetimes clearer or avoids hidden captures.

Review Checklist

  • Ownership follows the domain model; types are not wrapped just to bypass the borrow checker.
  • Clone is deliberate and tested for semantic independence where relevant.
  • Interior mutability has a clear invariant and a small access surface.
  • Lifetimes describe real borrowing relationships, not guesses added until the compiler accepts the code.
  • Async or threaded code uses Arc plus the right synchronization primitive; Rc and RefCell stay out of cross-thread paths.

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Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/rust-ownership-borrowing of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/borrow-patterns.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9e7b281

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Questions about Rust Ownership Borrowing

What does Rust Ownership Borrowing do?

Design and review Rust ownership, borrowing, lifetimes, and interior mutability so data flow matches the domain model. Rust Ownership Borrowing is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Design and review Rust ownership, borrowing, lifetimes, and interior mutability so data flow matches the domain model.

When should I use Rust Ownership Borrowing?

Rust Ownership Borrowing fits situations like: reviewing Rust code that hits move; lifetime problems.

How do I install Rust Ownership Borrowing in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill rust-ownership-borrowing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/rust-ownership-borrowing in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/rust-ownership-borrowing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Rust Ownership Borrowing in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill rust-ownership-borrowing -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/rust-ownership-borrowing in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/rust-ownership-borrowing in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Rust Ownership Borrowing in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill rust-ownership-borrowing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/rust-ownership-borrowing, .gemini/skills/rust-ownership-borrowing, .github/skills/rust-ownership-borrowing and .opencode/skills/rust-ownership-borrowing in your project.

What does Rust Ownership Borrowing need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Rust Ownership Borrowing is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients..

Does Rust Ownership Borrowing access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Rust Ownership Borrowing safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Rust Ownership Borrowing use?

Rust Ownership Borrowing is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Rust Ownership Borrowing use?

About 911 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 498 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Rust Ownership Borrowing?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Rust Ownership Borrowing: Migrate Core Code to Submodules (tinyhumansai/openhuman, 42k stars), Rust Best Practices (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars), RTK Rust Design Patterns (rtk-ai/rtk, 83k stars) and RTK Rust Code Simplifier (rtk-ai/rtk, 83k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Rust Ownership Borrowing?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,255 GitHub stars. The repository holds 714 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.