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mavlink/rust-mavlink
SDK / API Tier A communication_links Apache-2.0
MAVLink implementation written in Rust
Engineering Snapshot
Use cases & tasks 6
- Best suited for
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- Rust-based UAV applications
- Embedded systems requiring memory safety
- High-performance MAVLink parsing
- Primary tasks
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- MAVLink message encoding/decoding in Rust
- Ground control station development
- Autopilot communication layers
Stack & ecosystem
- Resource type
- SDK / API
- Ecosystem
- hacktoberfest · mavlink · rust
License & compliance
- License
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Apache-2.0(Inferred)
Lifecycle & freshness Show
- Maintenance
- Active
- Latest version
- Not recorded
- Last activity
- 2026-08-10
- Last checked
- 2026-08-13
- Verification
- Official confirmed
What It Solves
Need a Rust-native MAVLink library for type-safe, zero-copy message parsing and serialization in UAV communication systems.
Primary use cases
- MAVLink message encoding/decoding in Rust
- Ground control station development
- Autopilot communication layers
Secondary use cases
- Simulation integration
- Log analysis tools
- Custom payload integration
When to Use
Consider when
- Choosing Rust for safety-critical components
- Need zero-copy parsing
- Cross-platform compatibility
Verify before adopting
- API stability (pre-1.0?)
- Support for required MAVLink dialects
- Async runtime compatibility
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Adoption Checklist
- Needs verification API stability (pre-1.0?)
- Needs verification Support for required MAVLink dialects
- Needs verification Async runtime compatibility
Each check stays "needs verification" until an official source confirms it; unconfirmed items are never marked verified.
Known Limitations & Unknowns
Known limitations
- No official version release indicated
- Dialect coverage may vary
- Async support depends on features
Not publicly verified
- Exact MSRV (minimum supported Rust version)
- Performance benchmarks vs C implementation
- Long-term maintenance commitment
Alternatives & Related Tools
Related tools
How is it used?
Start from the recorded entry points below, then validate against the technical checklist.
- Official site https://mavlink.github.io/rust-mavlink/mavlink/
- Repository https://github.com/mavlink/rust-mavlink
- Documentation https://mavlink.github.io/rust-mavlink/mavlink/
Technical checklist
- OK License identified Recorded: Apache-2.0
- OK Maintenance signal Active
- OK Verification status Official confirmed
- OK Source evidence attached 1 source record(s)
- NEEDS REVIEW Latest version recorded Not recorded
Official Links
Metadata & Governance
| License | Apache-2.0 — Inferred |
|---|---|
| Commercial model | Unknown |
| Maintenance status | Active |
| Verification status | Official confirmed — Confirmed via the official repository API responses in SourceRefs below. |
| Latest version | Not recorded |
| Latest release | Not recorded |
| Last activity | 2026-08-10 |
| Last checked | 2026-08-13 |
| First seen | Not recorded |
Related Resources & Dependencies
Recent Activity
New resource: rust-mavlink
New repository resource added by the sprint promote pipeline.
Related Knowledge
Collections
- GCS and Telemetry Protocols — Ground control software and telemetry protocol repositories for command, monitoring and integration work.
- Ground Control and Mission Planning — Open components for mission planning, telemetry and ground control around MAVLink-based vehicles.
- MAVLink Ecosystem — The protocol and its reference consumers for building or evaluating MAVLink-based UAV integrations.