rust-unsafe

Analyze Rust unsafe code blocks and FFI interactions for soundness.

44|7|Updated Jan 22, 2026
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Skill: rust-unsafe
Source: https://github.com/huiali/rust-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/rust-unsafe
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/huiali/rust-skills --skill rust-unsafe-huiali

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses the critical need for ensuring the safety and correctness of unsafe Rust code, which bypasses Rust's standard memory safety guarantees. It helps developers identify when unsafe is necessary, how to use it minimally, and how to rigorously verify its soundness.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Soundness Verification: Provides a framework for reviewing unsafe blocks, ensuring they adhere to Rust's safety invariants.
  • FFI Safety: Guides the safe interaction between Rust and external code (like C libraries), managing pointer validity, memory layout, and error handling across boundaries.
  • Minimizing Unsafe Surface Area: Promotes encapsulating unsafe code within safe abstractions to protect the rest of the codebase.
  • Use Case: A developer needs to interface with a C library that requires raw pointer manipulation. This Skill helps them write a safe Rust wrapper around the C functions, ensuring memory safety and preventing undefined behavior.

Quick Start

Use the rust-unsafe skill to review the provided unsafe Rust code snippet for soundness issues.

Frequently Asked Questions about rust-unsafe

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I verify the soundness of unsafe Rust code?

To verify unsafe Rust soundness, review unsafe blocks against Rust safety invariants, checking pointer validity, memory aliasing rules, and panic safety across ABI boundaries. This enforces strict SAFETY comment documentation to prevent undefined behavior.

What is the best way to interface Rust with a C library safely?

Interfacing Rust with a C library safely requires writing a safe Rust wrapper around the external functions to encapsulate the unsafe operations. You must manage raw pointer validity, verify memory layout, and handle errors across the FFI boundary.

How do I minimize unsafe surface area in Rust?

Minimizing unsafe surface area involves encapsulating unsafe code within safe abstractions to protect the rest of the codebase. By restricting unsafe operations to a minimal, contained wrapper, you maintain standard memory safety guarantees for downstream consumers.

Can I use Miri to detect undefined behavior in Rust unsafe blocks?

Miri is utilized to detect undefined behavior in Rust unsafe blocks during validation. Running Miri helps identify issues with pointer validity and memory aliasing rules, ensuring your unsafe code adheres to strict safety invariants before deployment.

When do I need to write SAFETY comments for Rust unsafe code?

You need to write SAFETY comments for Rust unsafe code whenever encapsulating unsafe operations within safe abstractions. This strict documentation explains how the code upholds safety invariants, ensuring pointer validity and panic safety across ABI boundaries.

Does this Rust unsafe code review handle panic safety across ABI boundaries?

Rust unsafe code review explicitly handles panic safety across ABI boundaries. It validates that panics do not cross FFI boundaries improperly, ensuring memory safety and preventing undefined behavior when interacting with external C libraries.