Can this skill help with existing Rust projects?

Yes, it can audit your current Cargo.toml and source code initialization logic to suggest immediate performance improvements and deployment configuration changes.

How does this skill reduce Rust Lambda cold starts?

It focuses on shrinking the binary size through specific compiler flags, trimming unnecessary dependency features, and implementing lazy initialization patterns to defer resource creation until it is actually required.

Does it provide support for ARM64/Graviton2?

Absolutely. The skill includes specific build and deployment commands to leverage AWS Graviton2 processors, which often result in faster cold starts and better price-to-performance ratios.

How do I measure the impact of these optimizations?

The skill provides specialized CloudWatch Insights queries to track @initDuration and local benchmarking tools like cargo-bloat to measure binary size reduction.

Rust Lambda Cold Start Optimizer

Name: Rust Lambda Cold Start Optimizer
Author: EmilLindfors

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Cloud Infrastructure

Optimizes AWS Lambda performance by reducing cold start latency through specialized Rust binary configurations and lazy initialization patterns.

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The Rust Lambda Cold Start Optimizer is a specialized skill for developers building serverless applications on AWS. It provides expert guidance on minimizing initialization overhead by optimizing Rust binary sizes via Cargo.toml profiles, implementing thread-safe lazy initialization with OnceLock, and streamlining dependency trees. By focusing on architecture-specific deployments like ARM64/Graviton2 and auditing binaries with tools like cargo-bloat, this skill ensures your serverless functions are both cost-effective and highly responsive.

Key Features

Cargo.toml profile optimization for minimal binary footprints
ARM64 (Graviton2) deployment strategies for performance and cost
Dependency tree auditing and feature-flag reduction
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Thread-safe lazy initialization patterns using OnceLock
CloudWatch Insights queries for measuring init duration

Use Cases

Reducing tail latency for customer-facing serverless APIs
Shrinking Rust binaries for low-memory Lambda environments
Implementing efficient resource sharing across Lambda execution environments

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Key Features

Cargo.toml profile optimization for minimal binary footprints
ARM64 (Graviton2) deployment strategies for performance and cost
Dependency tree auditing and feature-flag reduction
0 GitHub stars
Thread-safe lazy initialization patterns using OnceLock
CloudWatch Insights queries for measuring init duration

Use Cases

Reducing tail latency for customer-facing serverless APIs
Shrinking Rust binaries for low-memory Lambda environments
Implementing efficient resource sharing across Lambda execution environments